Q: Jacksonville Today reader Stacy K. asks about a damaged fence at Memorial Park on the curve of Riverside Avenue.
A new support wall was being laid Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at Memorial Park . The metal fence damaged in a vehicle crash remained to be fixed.A vehicle apparently crashed into the fence recently, bending back some of the metal fencing and damaging the wall under it.He passes along an email from Daryl Joseph, the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services director, who says the city is “moving through the procurement process to have the wall repaired.
“We have provided them the design criteria package, and we expect to receive their proposal in the coming weeks to move forward,” Perry says. “We do not have a project ETA yet, but should know more on that after receiving the proposal.” Hurricane Idalia smashed the balustrades at Memorial Park in August 2023, and the damage was still evident after Tropical Storm Debby came through Jacksonville on Aug. 5 this year.It took four years to replace the balustrade after Hurricane Irma, but the Memorial Park Association hopes the 2023 damage can be repaired in time for events to celebrate the centennial of the historic park.
Opened in 1924 as Florida’s World War One Memorial, it is home to the Spiritualized Life sculpture and honors more than 1,220 Floridians who died in the first World War., and a Jacksonville Today reporter might answer it in a future story. Just put #ASKJAXTDY in the subject line. This post appears under a partnership with Jacksonville Today. Never miss an answer.Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television, and print reporting.
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