Jake Delatorre, 14, watches the Kansas River flood Burcham Park Friday, June 3, 2011. The park was closed at 4 p.m. Thursday. The Kansas River reached flood stage in Lawrence Friday morning, but the water level is expected to decline tonight or Saturday morning, according to officials at Douglas County Emergency Management.
Annie Hadl, Eudora, and her daughter Taylor, 7, stopped in Burcham Park Friday, June 3, 2011, to see the Kansas River flooding the park. Taylor noticed the high water as they passed over the bridge into downtown Lawrence and the decided to go to the park to get a closer view. The park was closed by the city at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Amy Edwards walks her dogs at the entrance to Burcham Park Friday, June 3, 2011, watching flood waters from the Kansas River spill over into the park. The Parks and Recreation department closed the park at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Kansas River reached flood stage in Lawrence Friday morning but the water level is expected to decline tonight or Saturday morning, according to officials at Douglas County Emergency Management. At left is Jake Delatorre, 14.
A Disc Golf Course sign is submerged at Riverfront Park Friday, June 3, 2011. The Kansas River reached flood stage in Lawrence Friday morning but the water level is expected to decline tonight or Saturday morning, according to officials at Douglas County Emergency Management.
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Comments
notwhatyouthink 1 year, 11 months ago
Nice, So they left a porta potty to be flooded. I guess it won't make the river any worse than it already is. The city is a bunch of idiots. Wouldn't you get that out before it floods.
Raiden 1 year, 11 months ago
the usual excellent management skills at work...good job public works
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus 1 year, 11 months ago
Does the city even own the portapotty? Or does it belong to a company the city contracts with?
larrytdog 1 year, 11 months ago
It's a contract unit. The city rents toilets and insists on damage waivers so they don't have to pay for the toilet if anything bad happens to it.
cheeseburger 1 year, 11 months ago
Someone (the city or the vendor) should have foreseen this and moved them to higher ground. Doesn't the city now have to notify someone of raw sewage going into the waterway?
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