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Spotlight on St. Louis Area Neighborhood Activities - Updated October 25, 2009
St. Louis city water Div workers fill the just-restored reflecting pond at Compton Hill Reservoir Park. In addition to the pond and Water Tower, the Park also contains tennis courts, a dog park, and the "Naked Truth" statue, a monument to German-American newspaper editors of the late 19th century. Photo courtesy of Barbara Absher, president of WTPPS
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City Residents Celebrate Restoration of Reflecting Pond at Reservoir Park at Compton Hill Water Tower
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), October 4, 2009 - Reservoir Park, repository of millions of gallons of purified water for City of St. Louis residents for some 140 years, reclaimed an ornament of its Victorian-era aquatic heritage, October 3.
City officials and neighborhood admirers of the Park and its landmark Compton Hill Water Tower gathered at S. Grand and Shaw Blvds. to celebrate the rebuilding of a 110-year-old reflecting pond and the restoration of a lily-shaped spray fountain.
Construction of the pond and restoration of the 36-foot-wide spray fountain was a joint project of the City of St. Louis and the Water Tower and Park Preservation Society (WTPPS), a group of neighborhood residents and admirers of the park and tower.
Barbara Absher, group president, said the WTPPS began in 2004 by creating a Master Plan for improvements, with addressing the crumbling, weed-filled pond a top priority.
The City lacked resources necessary for the job, so the private group started raising funds on its own, Absher explained. "Then, about two years ago, $100,000 in City Neighborhood Improvement Funds was earmarked by then-Alderman Lewis Reed of the 6th Ward. His successor, Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett, continued the support when she was elected. The WTPPS contributed $59,000, which it raised from admission fees for public tours of the tower, WTPPS memberships, grants and other donations.
The City Water Div. cleared the site and contributed planting rings for waterlilies; the City Public Works Div. designed the pond, solicited bids and managed the construction. "It's worth celebrating the fact that neighborhood residents, our organizations, City officials and agencies were all able to work together to make this happen in trying economic times," Absher said.
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Governor Jay Nixon Announces Grants for New Technology Learning in 14 Missouri School Districts
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St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay Signs Bill to Expand Construction Job Opportunities For Minorities
$75 Million HUD-VASH Program to Provide Rental Housing and Support Services
Cool Down St. Louis Prepares for NExt Heat-WAVE
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AmerenUE Launches $3 Million 'Clean Slate' Program for Low-Income Elderly/Disabled Customers
Senator Bond Receives Heat-Up St. Louis Founder's Award
Cool Down St. Louis Launches 'Check On Your Neighbors - Turn On The Air!' Initiative
St. Louis to Host American International Choral Festival
11th Annual Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure® Draws Record Crowd Downtown
Public Forum for Chesterfield Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
Missouri's Optometrists to Provide Free Professional Eye care for Infants
Early Childhood Educators Are Making the Grade
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps
Opera Legend Grace Bumbry Receives Key to the City
Barack Obama Boulevard sign at Delmar Boulevard and Kingshighway Boulevard
Post Offices hold Passport Fairs February 21
Children's Health Advocacy Project Receives Funding
City of Kirksville Awarded $250,000 Community Development Block Grant
Prostate Cancer Awareness Coalition Brings Attention to Importance of Early Detection
Freddie Mac Extends Eviction Suspension Until March 1, 2009
Contrary to Earlier Predictions, Older Driver Fatal Crashes Trend Down
Washington University to Receive McDonnell Foundation Science Initiative Award
Roosevelt High School Color Guard and Drill Team to Participate in Inaugural Parade
Plans for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Announced
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