Fortifying the City Against the Creek
Construction begins on Mill Creek to prevent flood damage and clear a site for a new fire station.
The bulkheading of 700 feet of Mill Creek along Park Street at the intersection of Alder was commenced today. The work is designed to be completed before the winter freshets set in. This area is the site for a new sub-fire station; the tract will be widened and bulkheaded to prevent danger from high waters. Councilman William Glasford of the street committee is overseeing the project.
“The tract which is washed by the waters of the stream will be widened cut and safely bulkheaded to prevent any danger from high waters.”
Managing Mill Creek, which runs through the heart of the city, has been a central civic struggle for over a century. The conflict between protecting property and allowing for natural waterway flow remains a core environmental and urban planning challenge.
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