Other speakers will be Harry Smith from Turner Construction and Charles Farrell from F and H Construction, a Stockton based company. Over the next few weeks, Farrell's company will remove the parking structure to reveal the water of the Stockton Channel that lies beneath. It will be the first time in 50 years that the channel has been visible along El Dorado Street, a main downtown thoroughfare. Once completed, the plaza will be a sterling element of Stockton's downtown renaissance. Space will also be available for a future restaurant and portable ice rink.
Officials expect the work to be finished by next spring.