[0:00] the last 100 years several efforts have

[0:02] been made to Showcase Lake motanka but

[0:04] no defend plan was really adopted until

[0:07] 2011 when the city set out to create a

[0:09] community embraced vision for the city's

[0:12] most important natural asset during this

[0:15] process the community voice strong

[0:16] support for some kind of lakewalk that

[0:18] would allow people to have a closer

[0:20] relationship with the water and that's

[0:22] when panway on WE Zetta Bay was born but

[0:25] a dream like this doesn't come to life

[0:28] overnight it takes years of dedicated

[0:30] passion commitment vision and teamwork

[0:33] it sounds cliche but it literally and

[0:36] figuratively took a village to get to

[0:39] where we are today like many large scale

[0:42] projects as the mayor said it takes a

[0:43] lot of time effort and the community to

[0:46] make this a reality this is very much

[0:48] true here in wetta I asked Jake beard in

[0:50] a recent conversation why they feel

[0:52] passionate about this the simple

[0:54] response it seemed blindingly obvious to

[0:56] them that the city needed this wette is

[0:58] a city that is blessed in many regards

[1:01] but of utmost blessing is the great

[1:03] people here project has been supported

[1:05] by over 300 individuals families

[1:08] corporations and foundations that

[1:09] collectively have pledged or donated

[1:11] over $3.3 million to this project many

[1:14] people have worked together for a long

[1:16] time to get to this point and today is a

[1:19] day to celebrate this Milestone and our

[1:21] shared commitment to funding the final

[1:23] phases of this community project we've

[1:26] planted over 100 trees 500 shrubs and

[1:29] over 35 perennials we've installed over

[1:32] 5,000 Boards of cabany wood the wood you

[1:34] see on the boardwalk and 74 concrete

[1:36] filled pilings that let the boardwalk

[1:38] exist on the lake if everyone regardless

[1:41] of age or Mobility level could enjoy

[1:42] walking along the shoreline it would be

[1:45] successful and ensuring that all future

[1:47] generations of wians can learn play and

[1:49] experience yetta's greatest natural

[1:51] resource Lake minaka yeah the goal of

[1:54] this project has always been to share

[1:55] lake motanka with all regardless of Ager

[1:59] ability seeing entire families from

[2:03] Toddlers to parents and grandparents

[2:06] Aunts Uncles friends just relishing in

[2:10] this new amenity and Community coming

[2:14] together that really solidified for me

[2:17] and I think the rest of the council how

[2:19] important it was to see this through to

[2:22] completion that to me was a moment that

[2:25] I knew for myself we couldn't turn back

[2:28] is truly meant to be a gift a gift for

[2:31] all of you and also for future

[2:34] generations of wetta

[2:36] [Music]