10 THE COURIER SUN • JULY 4, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Reservoir plans met with mixed reaction BY LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected] Adaptive Reuse of Pump House 3 JACKIE ROBINSON PARKWAY Adaptive Reuse of Residents are riled up at a plan Pump House 3 Gate House 27 Historical Node BASIN 1 with Basin to transform the Ridgewood Overlook Basin breach (9.95 Acres) SALEM FIELD Reservoir, saying they prefer to Basin breach Remnant Pipe Causeway preserve the 150-year site in its Historical Node BASIN 2 (11.85 Acres) Overlook and natural state. Viewing Restored Forest Platform Representatives from the Ecological Node Department of Parks and BASIN 3 Recreation presented three UPPER (21.17 Acres) Wet Meadow HIGHLAND Basin Overlook concepts of the master plan for the Ecological Node Trailhead reservoir at a public meeting hosted LEGEND Potential Pedestrian by the Park Services Committee of Phase 1 Bridge Wetland Delineation Community Board (CB) 5 on June B Ramp Access into Basin Basin Wall breach 27 at the St. Pancras School. P Site Access Basin Breach for Contrary to neighbors’ pleas, Dam Decommissioning & Maintenance Access Emergency / Maintenance CYPRESS Crushed Stone Path the presentation showed dramatic Access HILLS Interpretive Node NATIONAL changes to the reservoir to allow more Forest Educational Node CEMETERY Boardwalk Sluiceway Viewing Platform people to enjoy the green space. Historical Node Stretching Station “I would like to see the Phase 1 Perimeter Greenway B Potential Bus Stop Ridgewood Reservoir kept in as Potential Ramped P Existing Parking Access LOWER HIGHLAND natural a state as possible and become an environmental center,” THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND PARK - MARK K MORRISON ASSOCIATES LTD THE RIDGEWOOD RESERVOIR SITE, CONCEPT PLANS CONCEPT PLAN A L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E said CB5 District Manager Gary Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens 2 4 2 W e s t 3 0 t h S t r e e t S u i t e 4 0 3 N e w Y o r k , N e w Y o r k 1 0 0 0 1 w w w . m a r k k m o r r i s o n . 25 c o m Giordano. “For any recreational activities, we would like to see Highland Park improved.” The reservoir, situated near In the fi rst concept plan presented, and turned into a ranger station. boardwalk in basin one and a boat the Brooklyn-Queens border the public will only have There will also be viewing platforms dock in the second basin. in Highland Park, was used access to the third basin, while around basin two, where a The fi nal concept features the to supply water to Brooklyn the other basins will be locked large pool of water currently sits. most access. This plan will contain starting in the 1850s. Three and opened only for maintenance. The second plan includes all all the mark-ups of the fi rst basins make up the more than There will be stone paths modifi cations from the fi rst, but two plans, plus baseball fi elds, a 50-acre space, which was weaved through basin three and adds access to the fi rst basin. A comfort station and a waterworksthemed offi cially decommissioned in the gatehouse between basins rock climbing wall and a meadow adventure playground in 1990, according to the Parks one and two will be restored area will be placed in basin three, a the third basin. Department. The fi rst plan was the most favorable to residents because it allows very limited access to the public. “Whatever needs to be done, I prefer A,” Middle Village resident Joy Fieldstadt said. “It’s the least invasive and it’s the least development. There are existing ball fi elds in Highland Park and there are existing playgrounds there. If there was money, I would like to see the Parks Department put it into that.” Residents are concerned because they don’t want the nature in the area disturbed. The reservoir is home to plant life such as Sweet Gum, Black Cherry and Grey Birch trees and wildlife such as Red-Shouldered Hawks and Short-Eared Owls. The reservoir is currently closed while it undergoes Phase 1, part of Mayor’ Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC initiative. Phase one includes new lighting, pathways, stairs and an access ramp. Parks Department representatives did not have a price tag for any of the plans, saying they “didn’t want to stifl e creativity by putting limitations.” While the plans have been presented, nothing is set in stone until residents can get public offi cials to allocate money. Photo Courtesy of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Residents are riled up at a plan to transform the Ridgewood Reservoir, saying they prefer to preserve the 150-year site in its natural state. 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