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'Joyride' causes $1,000 in damage City is on the lookout for delinquent motorist
Laura Busch
Northern News Services
Published Friday, August 16, 2013
SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
The City of Yellowknife is looking for the motorist who caused roughly $1,000 in damage to Rotary Park overnight on Tuesday.
Deep ruts were left in the grass of Rotary Park late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. This is how the area looked when city crews arrived at about 5 a.m., on Wednesday. - photo courtesy of the City of Yellowknife |
City parks crews discovered deep tire ruts in the newly-reseeded lawn of the park at 5 a.m. Wednesday, said facilities manager Dave Hurley.
"Basically, what happened is some bunch of idiots went for a joyride," he said. "The most frustrating part about this one is we were in the process of upgrading the park."
As a result, workers were pulled off of other jobs Wednesday to fix the damage and put boulders around the perimeter of the park to prevent the same thing from happening again, said Hurley.
The area will now have to be reseeded to cover the tire tracks left behind.
Not only did the act of vandalism cost the city money, time and the use of equipment, it could have affected residents wanting to use the site, he said, pointing to a wedding that had been held in the park about two weeks ago.
"People should realize that it not only affects the city, it affects other people. If this had been two weeks ago, it would have ruined that woman's wedding," he said.
Anyone who saw any suspicious activity near the park late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning is asked to contact the city.
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