Belmont Vice Mayor Robin Pang-Maganaris, Mayor Julia Mates, Parks and Recreation commissioners Avery Lyford, Arianna Cunha and Adar Emken break ground Tuesday, June 3, of the Twin Pines Park Belmont Creek Restoration Project to restore the health and resilience of Belmont Creek by reducing erosion, improve flood protection, enhance public access and support native wildlife habitat.
Belmont law enforcement were called to investigate a discovery made during creek restoration work at Twin Pines Park July 31, initially thought to be linked to a 29-year-old cold case.
According to a city news release, the discovery is no longer believed to be associated with the 1996 Ylva Hagner missing person case, and the city continues to work closely with “cultural resource specialists and designated tribal representatives.”
Forty-two-year-old Ylva Hagner, originally from Sweden, was a marketing employee at IXOS Software who went missing in October 1996, and the case has remained unsolved.
City spokesperson Elizabeth Tsachres said she could not confirm whether the discovery involved human remains and the “specific nature of the discovery will not be disclosed to protect the site and prevent unauthorized access,” the release said.
The Belmont Creek construction is part of a broader effort to address erosion and mitigate increasingly intense stormwater flooding over the last several years, both within the city of Belmont and the nearby Harbor Industrial Area, which has seen some of the worst effects of the area’s most severe storms. The nearby Belmont Creek serves as a primary storm collector that feeds into the San Francisco Bay, and while its design capacity was meant for severe weather anticipated every 10 years, “more intense events currently exceed the capacity of the system downstream,” according to city reports.
The current phase of the project involves removing invasive vegetation and stabilizing the eroded creek banks.
During the construction phase, the Redwood Picnic Area will be closed, as well as the trail between Ralston Avenue and the playground.
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