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10A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • WEDNESDAY , JULY 1 , 2015 The A s to r ia Co lumn w i l l be c losed th rough Sep t embe r . JOSHUA BESSEX The Da i ly As to r ian C o lumn : L a s t e x t e n s i v e r e s t o r a t i o n w a s i n 1 9 9 5 Conc re te b locks b lock the road a t the damaged ga te a long No r theas t K ing Avenue . JOSHUA BESSEX — The Da i ly As to r ian B a y f r on t : I t ’ s e s t im a t e d t h a t t h e Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A M ayo r A r l in e L aM e a r , who tou r ed th e co lumn l a s t w e ek w i th B r ad John s ton , th e po l i c e ch i e f and a s s i s t an t c i ty m an ag - e r , and Ang e l a Co sby , th e c i ty ’ s p a rk s d i r e c to r , s a id sh e w a s o f d am ag e th a t th e r e i s . I ju s t w a sn ’ t aw a r e . “ I kn ew th a t th e p a in t h ad k ind o f f ad ed , ” sh e s a id . “Bu t th e r e r e a l ly i s qu i t e a b i t o f a c - tu a l d am ag e to th e su r f a c e o f th e co lumn . 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