Posted October 3, 200519 yr From the 9/30/05 Dayton Daily News: PHOTO: Jim Snyder, president of the Korean Veterans Memorial Association, says the spray from the RiverScape MetroPark fountains is depositing lime on the monuments, which makes the names hard to read. Charlie Shoemaker, the MetroParks director, says the damage may be 'normal wear and tear.' Lisa Powell Fountains again draw ire Korean War vets, MetroParks spar over damage to memorial By Jim DeBrosse Dayton Daily News DAYTON | The RiverScape fountains, whose errant spray is already the focus of a $3.3 million lawsuit, may be menacing the nearby memorial for Korean War veterans. Lime deposits from the fountain spray are blotting out the names of missing soldiers chiseled into the granite and brick along the walkway near the north end of Riverside Bridge, Korean War veterans complain. They also say that Five Rivers MetroParks officials have fallen down on their promise to clean up the discoloration... Contact Jim DeBrosse at 225-2437. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0930fountan.html
March 30, 200619 yr Another lawsuit, from the 3/29/06 Dayton Daily News: Jury will decide who gets bill for controversial Five Rivers Fountain Montgomery County, others sue designer, landscape architects By Rob Modic Dayton Daily News DAYTON | It's a fight over dry contract law — who will pay for the $7.5 million Five Rivers Fountain downtown and its tiny sibling, the Interactive Fountain at RiverScape? But the personalities of the decision-makers and the magnitude of the blunders kept a jury's attention. Attorneys for plaintiff Montgomery County and three defendants gave their opening statements Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court... Contact Rob Modic at 225-2282. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0329fountain.html From same: Questions surrounding fountains By Rob Modic Dayton Daily News DAYTON | What was the point of the $7.5 million downtown Five Rivers Fountain when it opened five years ago? During the next three weeks, a Montgomery County jury will ponder that question and others in a contentious lawsuit brought by the county against the designer and a contractor: • Was it a dismal embarrassment, as county attorneys claim, a failed attempt at "the world's biggest fountain"? • Or was it a surprising success, as attorneys for the designer, EDAW Inc., propose, a sparkling diamond in the constellation of RiverScape? Contact Rob Modic at 225-2282. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0329fountainfront.html
April 9, 200619 yr From the 4/8/06 Dayton Daily News: Midtrial settlement gives county $3M in fountain suit It sued designer because nozzles performed poorly By Rob Modic Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Montgomery County spent more than $2 million three years ago to fix its brand new Five Rivers Fountain and the smaller Interactive Fountain at RiverScape. On Friday, it received about $3 million in a settlement struck at midtrial in a case against three corporations involved in the fountain project... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0408fountain.html
June 29, 200618 yr From the 6/28/06 Dayton Daily News: River fountain not spouting off as planned A broken motor in one of the perimeter jets has caused the park to limit the operation to the central fountain. By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer DAYTON | — The plumes of spray that make up the Five Rivers Fountain at RiverScape Park are spouting minus the five original perimeter jets, while one jet undergoes a $52,000 repair... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/062806fountain.html
September 12, 200717 yr Looks like they have most the kinks worked out: I found this image at http://daytonblogs.mostmetro.com/dayton_topics/2007/08/our-fountains-a.html RiverScape fountains may finally work as planned Latest repair in the starter mechanism of one of the world's largest fountains may do the trick. By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer Sunday, August 26, 2007 DAYTON — — The six-year saga of the often malfunctioning fountain at the RiverScape MetroPark may finally conclude this summer with a happily-ever-after ending. The fountain — touted to be one of the largest in the world — was turned off, again, this summer for repair of the starter mechanism, an electronic piece that turns on the fountain motor... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/08/25/ddn082607riverscape.html
September 23, 200816 yr I found this interesting article on RiverScape... Dayton returns to its riverfront By Craig Garretson, Cincinnati Post, May 18, 2001, 1A Dayton officials are hoping nightly laser-light shows, 200-foot water fountains and minor league baseball will make downtown a destination... cincypost.com
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