Hanlon Park scoured by bulldozers as nearly 200 trees are ripped out. Druid Lake partially drained and temporarily dammed. Heavy equipment rumbling through two historic parks, all for the same end:

The burial of four massive underground water tanks.

Today WYPR 88.1FM took a look at one of the most controversial projects undertaken by Public Works Director Rudy Chow, who was pushed out of his position last week and will retire next February.

“This was [once] the most wooded area of the Ashburton Northwest Baltimore community,” said The Brew’s Mark Reutter, speaking with WYPR’s Tom Pelton, as construction crews worked away behind them.

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