I was recently contacted about removing the earth berms that were created during the near flooding event in 1998 at the rivers edge in the former parking area of the Casket Company. I informed them that this proposal would not require a flood plain permit provided that a habitat management plan demonstrated that the removal would not be detrimental to the existing flood plain. That should be pretty easy in my mind, almost a no-brainer. I have been hammerring on the Parks Department for a few years and am happy to see that some movement is perrhaps going to take place. I feel that this portion of the riverbank certainly does need some environmental help, as some of you know, but it needs to be done carefully and professionally. I just want to throw out that if or when the time comes to remove these dirt piles, the Parks Department should do this work for free since they brought the material in for free. Incidently, the berm does not work as a dike and probably would do nothing beneficial during flood events as indicated by the fact that last year the flood water was coming up from the end of Water Ave and made it to the intersection before it started to receed. Thank goodness that it did not get any higher.

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