>>> I-TEAM UNCOVERING NEW
DETAILS ABOUT THE SEPTIC TANK
WHERE THREE-YEAR-OLD HARLEY WAS
FOUND DEAD AS MAYOR CURRY
ADDRESSES THE TRAGEDY.
>> THE FAMILY HAS SUFFERED IS
UNIMAGINABLE.
AS A FATHER WITH YOUNG KIDS, IT
IS HEART BREAK TO GO SEE A DAY
OF FUN AND FAMILY ENJOYMENT
BECOME A NIGHTMARE.
IN OUR CITY.
>>Reporter: WE ARE ALSO
LEARNING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS
HAPPENED AT BRUCE PARK IN
ARLINGTON.
>> FELL IN THE HOLE WHEN I WAS
RUN TO GO CHASE AFTER THE BALL.
>>Reporter: THAT WAS PRETTY
SCARY BET RIGHT.
>> YES.
>>Reporter: AT THE SAME SPOT A
MEMORIAL CONTINUES TO GROW FOR
THE LITTLE BOY BEING REMEMBERED
AS AN INNOCENT, SWEET LITTLE
BOY.
IT IS STILL UNMOSTLY CLEAR HOW
THIS CHILD GOT INTO THAT TANK
SUNDAY WHILE SO MANY FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WERE
ATTENDING A FUNDRAISING EVENT
AT THE PARK.
>> MAYOR CURRY SAYS HE CALLED
THE HARLEY FAMILY YESTERDAY TO
OFFER HIS CONDOLENCES.
HE SAYS THE LID ON THE
ARLINGTON TANK IS A HEAVY
RUBBER.
TODAY THE CITY IN JACKSONVILLE
POLICE WERE BACK OUT THERE
BAGGING UP PIECES OF THAT LID
AND TAKING IT IN AS EVIDENCE.
SEVERAL REPORTERS COVERING THE
INVESTIGATION.
WE BEGIN WITH LINDSAY.
>>Reporter: WELL, THERE IS NO
DENYING IT.
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE KNEW
THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH
THE WATER TANK AT BRUCE PARK.
WE OBTAINED TWO COMPLAINTS
ABOUT IT FILED WITH THE CITY
SINCE LAST YEAR.
MAYOR CURRY COMING TO CITY HALL
ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A
SCHEDULED DAY OFF TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT PARK SAFETY.
FEW HOURS AFTER THE I-TEAM
UNCOVERED THIS.
THE LID ON THE WATER TANK AT
BRUCE PARK WHERE THE LITTLE BOY
WAS RECOVERED HAD A DOCUMENTED
HISTORY OF BEING UNSECURED.
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE
PUBLIC RECORDS THAT YOU HAVE
LOOKED AT.
SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND IF THERE WERE
MISTAKES, THERE WILL BE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>>Reporter: TODAY THE I-TEAM
OBTAINED TWO REPORTS FILED WITH
THE CITY ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC
SEPTIC TANK LID SINCE LAST
YEAR.
IN APRIL OF 2016 A CITIZEN
CALLED THE CITY TO SAY PLEASE
CHECK SEPTIC TANK COVER.
NEED TO BE REFASTENED AND
LOCKED DOWN.
THEN AGAIN AT BRUCE PARK IN
JANUARY OF 2017 ANOTHER WOMAN E
MAILED THE CITY.
NEXT TOTAL RESTROOM AREA IS AN
UNCOVERED HOLE WITH WATER AND
SEWAGE TRASH.
PARS ON SCHOOL USES THE PARK
DAILY ALONG WITH CHILDREN WHO
COME TO THIS PARK IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THAT SAME WOMAN TERRY DURHAM
TOOK TO FACEBOOK AFTER HEARING
OF THE TRAGEDY WRITING I HAVE
SEEN THE HOLE AND REPORTED IT
TO C OJ.
I STATED KIDS PLAY IN THE PARK
AND SCHOOLS ARE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT USE THE PARK
DAILY WITH THIS OPEN HOLE.
THAT POOR BABY ADDING THERE WAS
NO TOP ON IT.
THE I-TEAM OBTAINED INSPECTION
RECORDS FOR ALL 121 LIFT
STATIONS IN THE CITY.
THERE ARE 76 PARKS.
WE FOUND EACH ARE INSPECTED
MONTHLY.
ON JANUARY 27TH BRUCE PARK
INSPECTION REA ALL OP OKAY. 3
DATE DAY LAT CURE HAM E-MAIL
THE CITY JANUARY 30 TO COMPLAIN
THE LID WAS OFF.
MAYOR OFFICE TOLD US TODAY THE
LID WAS REPAIRED THE VERY NEXT
DAY.
BUT JUST TWO WEEKS LATER ON
FEBRUARY 13th, CITY INSPECTORS
WENT BACK ON A ROUTINE MONTHLY
INSPECTION AND FOUND ENTRY WAY
TO WET WELL NEEDS TO BE SECURE
TO TANK TOP.
IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THE TOP WAS
FIXED BUT EVERY MONTHLY
INSPECTION REPORT AFTER
FEBRUARY THROUGH THIS SEPTEMBER
READS ALL OP OKAY.
THE I-TEAM ASKED FOR THE FULL
REPORT TO LEARN HOW THE ISSUE
WAS REPAIRED.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT REPORT
YET.
>> WE HAVE NEGLECTED
INFRASTRUCTURE ALL OVER THIS
CITY.
BUT THIS ISN'T A TIME TO FOR
THIS OFFICE TO POINT FINGERS AT
NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE FROM
THE PAST.
THIS IS A TIME TO MOURN WITH
THE FAMILY.
LET THE FACTS BEAR THEMSELVES
OUT.
FOLLOW THE FACTS WHERE THEY
LEAD AND DO OUR JOBS.
>>Reporter: WE WENT AHEAD THE
I-TEAM DID AND WE MAPPED ALL OF
THE CITY PARK AND LIFT STATION
THAT IS HAVE THESE SEPTIC TANKS
THAT ARE ALL MAINTAINED BY THE
CITY.
YOU CAN FIND THAT MAP INSIDE OF
MY STORY ON OUR WEB SITE.
THE MAYOR TOLD ME THIS
AFTERNOON THAT ONLY TWO OF THE
TANKS HAVE THESE HEAVY
FIBERGLASS PLASTIC TYPE LIDS
THAT MAYBE AREN'T AS SECURE AS
THE METAL ONES WE FOUND AT MOST
OF THE PARKS.
HE TOLD ME THE TWO FIBERGLASS
TYPE LIDS WERE FOUND AT BRUCE
PARK.
THE OTHER IS AT FOREST VIEW
PARK.
IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA.
WE CHECKED THE STATE RULES WITH
THE SEPTIC TANK AND FOUND THAT
FIBERGLASS LIDS ARE ALLOWED BUT
THEY MUST BE SECURED IN A WAY
THAT THEY ARE QUOTE CHILD
RESISTANT AND IT HAS REPEATED
MENTION IN THE LAW THAT PADLOCK
HAVE TO BE ON THERE AS WELL AND