Maybe we dont really have a "Retention" pond. From Hoars Website
Midway through the project, our primary client, the City of Pensacola, changed from a city council to a mayor-led government. To meet our completion deadline (the deadline we guaranteed), we worked closely with the new mayor
and his team. Hoar leaders personally met with the mayor to establish a relationship and map out a plan to ensure deadlines would be met. Opening this line of communication helped to streamline the approval process and keep the project moving as scheduled. It didn’t, however, mean it would be easy. Just as work was scheduled to start on a retention pond, the client asked us to change the pond into a lake to give the park (and the community) an added feature. Even though changes always cause some anxiety, we liked this one. A lake would enhance the park and provide the community with an even better destination. The addition required a redesign of the site and the storm water system, but since we had already established good relationships, we were able to work seamlessly with the mayor’s office, our design and construction team and the state of Florida to increase the attractiveness of the park.
Remember the original plans for a dry retention pond system consisted of large pipes placed under ground with dry area above them. This was "value engineered " out at a savings of 500,000 dollars.
http://www.hoarllc.com/feature/maritime-park.php#.UaspB0DVDh4
Midway through the project, our primary client, the City of Pensacola, changed from a city council to a mayor-led government. To meet our completion deadline (the deadline we guaranteed), we worked closely with the new mayor
and his team. Hoar leaders personally met with the mayor to establish a relationship and map out a plan to ensure deadlines would be met. Opening this line of communication helped to streamline the approval process and keep the project moving as scheduled. It didn’t, however, mean it would be easy. Just as work was scheduled to start on a retention pond, the client asked us to change the pond into a lake to give the park (and the community) an added feature. Even though changes always cause some anxiety, we liked this one. A lake would enhance the park and provide the community with an even better destination. The addition required a redesign of the site and the storm water system, but since we had already established good relationships, we were able to work seamlessly with the mayor’s office, our design and construction team and the state of Florida to increase the attractiveness of the park.
Remember the original plans for a dry retention pond system consisted of large pipes placed under ground with dry area above them. This was "value engineered " out at a savings of 500,000 dollars.
http://www.hoarllc.com/feature/maritime-park.php#.UaspB0DVDh4