{"id":5065,"date":"2010-06-24T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-reopens-lake-meridian-boat-launch\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T00:05:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T07:05:32","slug":"kent-reopens-lake-meridian-boat-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-reopens-lake-meridian-boat-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent reopens Lake Meridian boat launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
Get that boat out and head to Lake Meridian Park.<\/p>\n
Kent city officials reopened the Lake Meridian boat launch June 25 after temporarily closing the ramp June 9 because unusually high rainfall resulted in a significant rise in the lake’s water level and posed a risk to the shoreline.<\/p>\n
But dry weather the past few days allowed enough water to drain out of the lake.<\/p>\n
Closures of the boat launch typically occur only during winter months, said Parks Director Jeff Watling. But the heavy rainfall in June caused the water level to rise.<\/p>\n