September 5, 2008
Watchdog
Soccer players get left high and dry
The city provided three portable toilets when the William J. Myers Soccer Pavilion was without water. A city official reports that the problem has been fixed. (Sun photo by Amy Davis / February 22, 2008)
THE PROBLEM // A Brooklyn soccer pavilion lacked running water.
THE BACKSTORY // A tipster reported to Watchdog that the William J. Myers Soccer Pavilion in Brooklyn had had no running water for three weeks.
After a call to the Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, Watchdog discovered that the facility actually had been without water since Feb. 11.
When she was reached Thursday, Malkia McLeod, a recreation and parks spokeswoman, wasn't sure what had caused the problem. She said that staff from the city's Department of Public Works had come out to investigate Wednesday.
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"We're still waiting for results of their visit," she said.
A number of adult and youth leagues practice and play at the soccer there. "Most leagues play for an hour," McLeod said. "They're in and out of the facility."
During that time, the department placed three portable toilets outside the pavilion -- one restricted to women only -- and outfitted with soap dispensers, she said.
A city health inspector visited the building on Thursday and found running water, said Bernie Bochenek, director of the Bureau of Food and Ecology at the city Health Department. Apparently the problem was intermittent, he said. "When we were there, there were no problems with the building," he said.
McLeod reported later that the problem appeared to be related to a faulty valve. "We're working diligently to get this resolved," she said. On Friday, she reported that the problem had been fixed.
WHO CAN FIX THIS // Ron Brooks, Chief of Water and Wastewater Maintenance for the city's Department of Public Works, 410-396-7870. City residents can also call 311 to report problems.
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