Before we start building a marina, could we get Jordan Park renovated? The kids are still getting splinters playing on the chemically treated, 20 year old wooden playground equipment. We have a basketball court with no baskets, a horse shoe pit that is the pits, berms that the park board built too high to begin with and we are still waiting to have pared done for safety purposes. To top it off, they put in some sort of iron mushroom thingy that offers no shelter, esp since the plexy glass is gone out of it. This is the only park in Jordan (Cottage Park is really no more than a playground on a median in the street). To get to the nearest full service park, kids in Jordan have to go to Farview which means crossing three major streets. This in a neighborhood with 4500 kids under 18. Not acceptable. For the last ten years we have been begging the park board to fix our park and keep getting told there is no money and the equipment is not scheduled to be replaced for ten years. Of course they said it would be ten years ten years ago. Supposedly, the rehab date has been moved up to 2005 IF they have any money. One park official said we should have used our NRP money on the park like other neighborhoods did. Gee, silly us putting 98% of our NRP dollars into housing instead. Now, the attitude seems to be that since we didn't do that, the Park board has no responsibility for Jordan Park. I was also told that Jordan residents weren't persistant in their efforts (read; no political clout) .
Enough of this crap, guys. Before they start building docks for people who can afford boats, could we get some decent swings for the kids who don't even have yards to play in. Could we get a place where our community can gather without having to worry about getting rained out. Even a decent picnic table would be nice. Seems to me there's always plenty of money for the glamour projects, but the basics are falling apart. If parks for our children are going to take a back seat to facilities to house the toys for rich people, this city is truely screwed up!!! Perhaps Mr Jacobs could chip in the funds for our little park in order to get his dock. Anne McCandless Jordan REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
