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Broad Branch Stream Progress: Early March Snapshot

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Marlene Berlin can’t seem to tear herself away from the site of the Broad Branch stream daylighting project, which started last month:

A Bobcat and two other pieces of excavation equipment, maybe backhoes (not my strong suit), have been hard at work building a wide path covered by what were once large mounds of mulch.

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The path parallels Broad Branch Road and ends at an iced-over pool of water blocked by the old bricked-up culvert for the Broad Branch stream:

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This creek has long been piped underground but will soon to be brought to the surface for all of us to enjoy.

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Comments

  1. Does anyone know what the final budget for this project is? How it is funded (District vs. Federal fund)? Does the work on private property — i.e., the Peruvian grounds — get reimbursed by the private landholder back to the District and/or Federal funding source?

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