About three months behind schedule, the fountain in Veterans Park has finally been activated for the year. Bethesda Urban Partnership had hoped to have the fountain repaired by June, but the contractor had difficulty diagnosing the problem. The fountain was working fine Thursday evening, just in time for a well-attended summer outdoor concert in the park.
Instead of having an 11-second video clip in which your camera wanders aimlessly up and down and from side to side, plus three still images which are essentially the same, why not have a GIF and use it as your only image?
ReplyDelete5:03am I love the sound of the water. I'll take the video over a gif here.
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ReplyDelete"About three months behind schedule, the fountain in Veterans Park has finally been activated for the year. Bethesda Urban Partnership had hoped to have the fountain repaired by June, but the contractor had difficulty diagnosing the problem. The fountain was working fine Thursday evening, just in time for a well-attended summer outdoor concert in the park.
"Montgomery County's nightlife business continues to tank following the disastrous 'nighttime economy initiative' by County Council President Hans Riemer. The Nighttime Economy Task Force debacle led to the closure of 15 nightspots in downtown Bethesda alone, and cutbacks in late-night hours similar to what we are witnessing with the fountain here. Instead of ending the County's archaic government liquor monopoly that is killing restaurants and bars, Riemer led the Council move to strengthen the monopoly. The same monopoly keeps residents from being able to buy beer and wine at grocery, drug and convenience stores countywide.
"There simply aren't enough people out late at night anymore to sustain businesses and fountains during those hours. Rockville and downtown Silver Spring have fared slightly better than Bethesda, but we can see things are still moving in the wrong direction countywide."