As a member of the Asbury Park Historical Society, I among the majority of
others on the Board of Directors, listened to Rachel Hirchfeld's presentation
to the Board a few months ago touting the virtues of having a dog park located
in a section of Library Park. Having spent in excess of $60,000 dollars to
bring the park back to its former glory which included restoration of the
fountain, putting in a sprinkling system to water the many hedges and plants
and trees we planted, we informed Ms Hirchfeld that as a group we were not in
favor of setting aside a portion of the park for the dogs of Asbury since there
already is a portion of the beach set aside for the dog's "socialization" as
she called it. The park historically was intended for the use of the people of
Asbury, not for its canine population. We are vehemently opposed to turning
this historical property over to those who view it as a dumping grounds for the
use of dog-owners and their pets who, perhaps, are too lazy to walk their pets
to the beach area! We wanted to know who would be responsible for cleaning up
the dog-droppings, maintaining the set-aside area, paying for the installation
of fences around the designated area, etc. Ms. Hirchfeld said that would be
determined as plans for the dog area progressed and invited us to appoint
members of the historical society to the planning board. Teddy Chomko and I
volunteered to serve on that committee, but as of today, we have not heard a
word from the committee. Now, it seems, the plans for the dog part have have
been approved by the council to try it out. Thanks again, Asbury Park City
Council, for including the Historical Society in the decision making process!!
Even though we were instrumental in bringing the park back from oblivion, you
have chosen to ignore our work and our wishes!
Sincerely, Robert Thoman, member of the Executive Board, Asbury Park Historical
Society
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