I received an inquiring e-mail from a neighborhood volunteer about the status of Peavey Park. She informed me that the School Board has decided to sell 4 winds school and with that sale goes the building the Park Board currently uses to house the park staff person. A building the community also uses for a variety of meetings.
The Park Board staff told her they got 60 days notice top vacate the premises from the School Board staff. None of the neighborhood groups that surround this park were notified about anything. The Ventura Village Neighborhood volunteer was told that the Park would continue to be open but without staff. The staff for Peavey would be housed at Stewart Park down on 26th and 10th. You cannot see any part of Peavey Park from Stewart Park. I am questioning how the Park Board or the School Board can make such a major decision with no public input and no chance to work out any alternative solution to allowing the park to go unstaffed. The Phillips neighborhoods invested $533,000 in Peavey Park and I think they deserve better communication and treatment than they are receiving on this issue. Peavey Park has been a bastion for drug dealers in the past. I cannot see how leaving the park without any staffing would improve that situation. If this is all true and I have to assume it is by all the e-mails I have received from several neighborhood people, it is a huge disservice to the neighborhoods. Anyone out there in issues land have any additional information to add to this? Barb Lickness Whittier "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
