Comments on: Of Parks and People (Part 1) http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/ CHANGE THE GAME Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sunday best http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18678 sunday best Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:36:19 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18678 How about the church down the street raise some money and fix it up? How about the church down the street raise some money and fix it up?

]]> By: John http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18654 John Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18654 Welcome to City politics. Dont think the parks department is the only place this goes on. The best bet would be for the neighboorhood association to sponsor a clean up the park day. Encourage the park director to come and join in. Maybe if he sees people care what happens in the park he may give the park a little more attention. What did your Alderman say about this? Welcome to City politics. Dont think the parks department is the only place this goes on. The best bet would be for the neighboorhood association to sponsor a clean up the park day. Encourage the park director to come and join in. Maybe if he sees people care what happens in the park he may give the park a little more attention. What did your Alderman say about this?

]]> By: flyover http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18651 flyover Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:35:11 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18651 Whose cousin was the supervisor in the wife beater? Whose cousin was the supervisor in the wife beater?

]]> By: Henry http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18649 Henry Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:13:18 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18649 Unfortunately, I think we can't blame silly hall for this one. Unless neighborhoods take an active roll in their parks nothing can be fixed. I have seen it over and over again in my 32 years of living in this city. Until you have positive neighborhood involvement nothing will happen. With the current north side apathy all that would happen would be the park get fixed up costing tax payers citywide millions of dollars and then will get trashed shortly after. I hope you and Mr. Carter can energize the neighborhood and convince them to take responsibility for their park. Get them to take this park back and then you will see a turn around. Unfortunately, I think we can’t blame silly hall for this one. Unless neighborhoods take an active roll in their parks nothing can be fixed. I have seen it over and over again in my 32 years of living in this city. Until you have positive neighborhood involvement nothing will happen. With the current north side apathy all that would happen would be the park get fixed up costing tax payers citywide millions of dollars and then will get trashed shortly after.
I hope you and Mr. Carter can energize the neighborhood and convince them to take responsibility for their park. Get them to take this park back and then you will see a turn around.

]]> By: Antonio D. French http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18648 Antonio D. French Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:15:53 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18648 Yes. The north side one is slated to go right here in O'Fallon Park. So far the public hasn't seen any plans or been substantially involved in the planning of this $20 million facility. As a matter of fact, I have been hard pressed to find anyone living around O'Fallon Park that even knows it's coming. With this coming investment, what really worries me is that, unless there is a dramatic change in the way City Hall and the Parks Department view our northside parks, it won't be long that this brand new facility will slip into disarray. Yes. The north side one is slated to go right here in O’Fallon Park. So far the public hasn’t seen any plans or been substantially involved in the planning of this $20 million facility.

As a matter of fact, I have been hard pressed to find anyone living around O’Fallon Park that even knows it’s coming.

With this coming investment, what really worries me is that, unless there is a dramatic change in the way City Hall and the Parks Department view our northside parks, it won’t be long that this brand new facility will slip into disarray.

]]> By: Don De Vivo http://www.pubdef.org/2008/08/17/of-parks-and-people-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18647 Don De Vivo Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:55:36 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=3448#comment-18647 Hello, if I am not mistaken was a tax increase just passed to open a YMCA type facility at two of our parks? Don De Vivo Hello, if I am not mistaken was a tax increase just passed to open a YMCA type facility at two of our parks?
Don De Vivo

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