{"id":2571,"date":"2012-08-08T22:21:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T05:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2012-08-08T22:21:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T05:21:55","slug":"forrest-city-to-change-bluff-lake-to-make-it-more-natural-looking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2571","title":{"rendered":"Forrest City to Change Bluff Lake to Make It \u201cMore Natural Looking\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>With the new Bluff Lake development moving very quickly, Forrest City is already making improvements to the nature preserve. \u201cWe of course love the area,\u201d says Forrest City President Phil Dargossi. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are building here. We love the natural look. We just think we can make it a little more natural looking.\u201d\n\nForrest City plans to expand the lake, plant some more trees, and introduce some new species among other things. \u201cI would love to see some cardinals flying around,\u201d says Dargossi. They are so pretty and red. I like those things.\u201d\nThe first week in September, Forrest City plans to bring in two giant bulldozers and some other earth moving equipment to begin the structural changes to the lake which will hopefully give it a more natural feel. \u201cI showed the designers some paintings of really pretty outdoor lake scenes,\u201d says Dargossi. \u201cThat\u2019s what we are looking for, and that is what we want out of the project.\u201d\n\u201cNaturalizing\u201d Bluff Lake will take several years, and this is only the first step. Forrest City has a long range plan of getting rid of all of the \u201cyucky\u201d weeds and planting flowers around the area. \u201cOur research shows that everyone loves flowers hates weeds,\u201d says Dargossi. \u201cAgain, we are doing what the community wants.\u201d\nPhase one of five over the next seven years is adjusting the size of the lake and adding in some new animals to the area. The final phase is not expected to be completed until 2019, but Forrest City admits that date could change. \u201cWe try to not use completion dates around here and kind of just speak to things in very general terms.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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