It's been three years since Foxwoods Resort Casino first announced the addition of a water park to its property in Mashantucket, CT. Now that water park is nearing completion.
There will be no inflatable water park at New Bedford's East Beach this summer, and it remains uncertain if such an attraction will return in the future.
The New Bedford water park has been an oily mess, both figuratively and literally. The park was shut down because of an oil spill just days before Labor Day.
The City of New Bedford's Park Board recently entered into a deal with a private water park company. The City's profit is projected to come from parking fees.
Craig Dixon, chairman of the New Bedford Conservation Commission, is now claiming he was under pressure and buckled to the Mayor's Office on the water park.