City fills Goodale Park pond, hopes past leaks are fixed
By Mark FerenchikThe Columbus Dispatch Tuesday April 10, 2012 4:54 PM
The city is filling the Goodale Park pond — again.
Water was flowing this morning into the pond from more than 1,000 feet of hose connected to a fire hydrant on Goodale Avenue.
Crews put down bentonite, a clay that expands when wet, to seal the leak or leaks that caused the pond to drain last year.
City firefighters pumped more than 4 million gallons over three days in September and October, only to see the water disappear.
The pond was drained earlier last year so the Friends of Goodale Park could install a fountain and sculpture of two elephants at the pond.
That was to be finished last June, but wasn’t. In August, the city ended up refunding $2,400 to six bridal parties who had reserved the park’s gazebo. The Friends group paid a wedding planner to design drapes and ferns to block the construction area from the gazebo.
The city will fill the pond through Thursday. Will it stay full this time? Check back later this week.
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