Melissa wrote in with this question yesterday.  Here’s the answer from Deputy City Manger Hugh Saxon…

The Cemetery pond discharge pipe has a leak that is preventing it from filling to its design level. Repairs to the discharge pipe required the pond to be drained so the leak can be fixed. This should be completed in the next month.

The pond was temporarily drained two years ago during the first phase of the Cemetery improvements. During that time, the ducks and geese relocated for a while but returned when the pond started refilling.

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The Atlanta Beltline’s blog announced last week that the official dedication for the Eastside Trail will take place on October 15th.

The official dedication for the new trail will be held on Monday, October 15 at 10 a.m. It will also be featured as part of the Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibit, which starts on the evening of September 8 with the Krewe of the Grateful Glutton’s Lantern Parade and ends on November 11. In addition, the trail will be part of the route for Atlanta Streets Alive on October 7.

If you waiting for the trail to get all prettied up and ready for primetime, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. The post goes on to say that landscaping will commence “mid-fall” with tree plantings and then reconvene in the Spring when the native flora species hit the dirt. [h/t: CL]

In related news, Creative Loafing reports that new “No Trespassing” signs have been seen along the Eastside Trail, as some “rebellious bikers and joggers” have already hit the pavement while still construction continues.

Additionally, the October 7th Atlanta “Streets Alive!” event, which will shutdown nearly five miles of “car-free community space” (a “Virginia to North Highland to the Beltline” loop of sorts) plans to include $2 tours of Ponce City Market. [h/t: Curbed]

Map courtesy of The Beltline Blog