Hollidaysburg American Legion asks Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee to fence river behind Dell Delight Park
The Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee will comply with a demand by leaders of the Hollidaysburg American Legion for a permanent fence along a stretch of the Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River that was recently widened and made accessible in a flood plain restoration behind the Legion’s Dell Delight Park. The goal for the fence is to prevent young children who come to the park with their families for baseball games from drowning in the river. Parents of those children are usually intent on watching the games, and often pay less attention to the young ones, who now have easy ...