Dredging of Westfield's Mindowaskin Park Begins Thursday

WESTFIELD, NJ — Dredging work at Mindewaskin Park in Westfield is slated to begin on Thursday.

The first stage will begin Sept. 15 where the pond will be lowered and wildlife will be properly removed, council members announced at Tuesday night's meeting.

This will take a few days. Then dredging work can begin at the park's centerpiece pond.

A dredging is needed to allow the water to better flow from the small waterway leading into the pond.

Following the dredging, work will be done to reconstruct the banks of the pond, which have suffered from erosion issues, along with work to redirect water to the pump station, which helps run the park's signature fountains. This work should help eliminate pond scum and films on top of the pond.

The dredging is part of the process to restore Mindewaskin Park in time for its' centennial in June 2018.

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