"Tropical Storm Helene brought destruction and devastation to our region and with floodwaters reaching unprecedented heights, both Riverside Park and Silver-Line Park were inundated. Silver-Line also experienced some minor damage and much of that credit is owed to the design of the park. From my perspective, I attribute a few key amenities to the limited damage from the design: 1) minimal vertical structures resulted in minimal structure loss and the playground equipment and other structures are still intact, 2) constructed wetland and other stormwater control measures allowing for flood storage, 3) boulder-toe wall, which limited any damage to the riverbank. We are thankful the design of Silver-Line Park incorporated these passive recreation amenities and focused on resiliency for large events like Tropical Storm Helene, limiting any major impacts to this park."