Sometimes it’s fun to get mail. It’s a simple old school pleasure to get a newsletter from an organization you support.

I’m speaking of the “Tower Tribune” publication from the Water Tower & Park Preservation Society (WTPPS), the non-profit organization of local community members who are stewards of Compton Reservoir Park and the Compton Water Tower itself.

The Winter, 2019 newsletter hit my door yesterday and what I read was more cause for excitment for an organization that have proven themselves do’ers and maybe an ideal example of public/private partnership.

I use this park all the time as we live pretty close to hear. The place has improved immensely in recent years.

My Compton Hill Reservoir Park post dates back to August, 2013 when the park was still lacking the care and investment on display today. I reported back in December, 2013 with some good news on the renovations in planning including new tennis courts that were completed in 2016 and the restoration of the ornate light fixtures on the water tower in 2015.

I was thrilled to learn from WTPPS that a long-planned lighting effort has reached a milestone in February. 37 new pink granitoid lightpoles, were installed along the walking path on the east side of the park.