Updated at 6:23 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2007
Damaging winds force park closures
Advertiser Staff
Two Waimanalo parks will be closed until further notice because of heavy wind damage to trees, city parks director Lester Chang said late Thursday afternoon.Bellows Field Beach Park and the Waimanalo Bay Recreation Area Park sustained significant damage from high winds and more branches may fall, he said.
Chang said both parks will be closed on a day-to-day basis until they are deemed safe to use. Parks crews have been working extended hours trying to clear hanging tree branches and other debris to ensure these popular parks are safe, he said.
Bellows, a military property, normally is open to the general public during weekends beginning at noon on Fridays.
The city Department of Parks and Recreation Permit Office will attempt to notify campers who hold permits for this weekend of the temporary closure.
Further closings will be decided on a daily basis.