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In [[2007]], the developers of the [[Hawkshaw Village]] project offered to construct a drainage pond at Admiral Mason Park that would provide stormwater retention and treatment to a 40-acre area, including the project's site at [[9th Avenue|9th]] and [[Romana Street|Romana]] and the proposed [[technology park]] north of [[Aragon]]. The pond would include have included a water feature, similar to [[Wikipedia:Lake Ella|Lake Ella]] in Tallahassee. Construction is was estimated to cost $690,000, and developers have had pledged an additional $300,000 in landscaping and amenities to make the location more attractive.<ref>"Hawkshaw Village." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 21, 2007.</ref> However, the proposal will first need to be approved by project was ultimately scrapped, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which is not expected until March [[2008]], Hawkshaw developers citing a poor economy and then a failure by the [[Pensacola City CouncilBay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]to fund a portion of the wet retention.<ref>"Hawkshaw Village changes OK'd by development panelEast canceled." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 24January 1, 20072009.</ref>