CHARLOTTE — You might smell something unusual in Park Road Park.
Chopper 9 flew over the pond at the south Charlotte park on Wednesday afternoon.
Mecklenburg County crews started hydraulic dredging the pond to improve water quality.
[ Extension connects Park Road Park to Cross Charlotte Trail ]
The process doesn’t require draining the water, but it can produce a mild odor when the sediment is disturbed, dried, and removed.
A 2022 study found excessive nutrients and volumes of sediment in the pond at Park Road Park.
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