Ashland City Manager Benjamin Bitter says it’s been tough to keep the city’s Veterans Park clean when it keeps getting flooded by the Ohio River. He says an abundance of rain recently has forced the Ohio over its banks and into the park.
Bitter says the park was designed to withstand a lot of water but it still takes a while to clean it up and dry it out after flooding occurs.
An exceptionally wet spring has caused the waterway to spill into the park several times. He says the river crested at a 20-year high recently, however, city crews have done a great job so far in keeping the park clean.
