Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
At 09:15 PM 6/6/04 -0500, Lisa McDonald wrote:
I'm wondering if the Park Board has to wait for the City to do the street repair, since that is who usually does it. The paths however should probably be done sooner by the Park Board. Maybe Commissioner Young can enlighten us on this.
Lisa McDonald East Harriet
----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 6:53 PM To: Mpls Forum Subject: Re: [Mpls] Your Park Board inaction
> Can't anybody here play this game? That's what it's starting to look like
>over on the east shore of Lake Harriet. The bike and pedestrian paths have >been detoured since October around a construction spot. I can understand >scheduling the work for lower-use winter months. What I can't understand is >the lackadaiscal attitude of park officials about finishing the job. The >site sits for weeks on end with no apparent progress. I don't know if the >Park Board is doing the work itself or if it has farmed the project out, but >the length of time taken for this small job shows an astonishing lack of >regard for park users. If the Chain of Lakes indeed attracts as many annual >visitors as Yellowstone National Park, as park officials claim, then >wouldn't one want to have the paths in operating condition for the >highest-use portion of the year? > >Steve Brandt >Kingfield > >
As others have pointed out, notably Lisa McDonald, this is emblematic of our current Park Board. Most any park visitor or city tax payer would likely prioritize maintenance of existing park facilities quite a bit higher than sinking millions of dollars into "legacy" projects like the new headquarters building, the sports complex at Fort Snelling, and ridiculous pipe dreams like a marina in front of the new HQ building. The controlling majority of the current and recent past Park Board commissioners and their hirelings have just about bankrupted the park system with their spending on these projects. Meanwhile, beaches are closed, paths remain unrepaired, grass is not mowed, porta-potties are removed, fountains and pools are drained, and Minneapolis' premiere amenity slides into disrepair.
Want to change this?
Attend the Park Board meetings. Become educated about their budget and their politics. Keep the pressure on. And vote the bums out next year.
Stay informed by visiting http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/
Chris Johnson / Fulton
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