{"id":18917,"date":"2014-01-03T12:09:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=18917"},"modified":"2014-01-03T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T20:07:32","slug":"forum-on-proposed-park-view-water-tank-scheduled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/forum-on-proposed-park-view-water-tank-scheduled\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum scheduled on proposed Park View water tank"},"content":{"rendered":"
The city will hold a public information session Tuesday, Jan. 7 on a new water tank proposed for the Park View area.<\/p>\n
The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at Park View Mennonite Church<\/a>, 1600 College Ave., and include visual displays and basic background information. Harrisonburg staff also will be available to answer questions until 8 p.m.<\/p>\n Park View\u2019s existing tank on Summit Avenue is nearing the end of its useful life, city officials say. Built in 1960, the tank holds about 75,000 gallons of water.<\/p>\n The new tank, proposed for EMU\u2019s campus atop the hill near the Village Square townhomes, will hold approximately 500,000 gallons of water and is estimated to last until roughly 2089.<\/p>\n The city and university have worked together on the project, although Harrisonburg will pay for the estimated $3 million tank, plus a $500,000 pump station, said Mike Collins, director of the Harrisonburg Public Utilities Department.<\/p>\n After comments are received, the project will be presented to the Harrisonburg Planning Commission and City Council for approval.<\/p>\n Courtesy Daily News Record, Jan. 3, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The city will hold a public information session Tuesday, Jan. 7 on a new water tank proposed for the Park View area. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at ... read more about Forum scheduled on proposed Park View water tank<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5583,14715,5623],"tags":[17361,15259],"feature":[],"class_list":["post-18917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-community","category-campus-life","category-special-programs","tag-mennonite-churches-and-schools","tag-water-tower"],"yoast_head":"\n