Clark Park Parents and Others, Over the weekend, Bob Dages, Lew Mellman, and I found a man vandalizing the trees in Clark Park. We later found three liquor bottles broken in the Tot Lot in the north section of Clark Park. Although we cleaned up the glass as well as we could, there is still some glass left embedded in the play surface and on the top of the stone wall. Please be careful if your children are playing there that they stay away from the remaining glass.
If you notice anyone breaking bottles, vandalizing the trees, or breaking anything else in the park, please call 911 and give them a description of the person, the time they vandalized the park, and what they did. Also, please let Jacqueline Slaughter, ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), chair of the Friends of Clark Park Safety Committee, know about the incident so that we know how many of these events are occurring at Clark Park. Unfortunately the police don't track these type (they call them quality of life, not criminal) calls about Clark Park and so we aren't able to quantify the number of these incidents in the park. According to 911 records the biggest problem around Clark Park are car break-ins, which, while a serious problem, are probably not relevant to the broken glass and vandalization issues in Clark Park. Over the last year, I've called the police numerous times about people drunk and breaking bottles in the park, urinating/defecating in the park, ripping down branches and tearing down trees, as well as dumping trash in the park. If you care about the park and you want to keep it clean and safe then you have to let the police and the City Council and Mayor know that this is important to us (and therefore to them). One person, like me, calling in a lot, just gives the Police and the politicians the impression that it's not a common problem or that it's not important to the community. I don't think that's the case, but unless and until we can document both the level of the problem and the concern of the community, we're going to continue to have these problems. I've listed the numbers for the various elected representatives below if you wish to let them know that this is important to you. Also, please let Ms. Slaughter know if you call or write to one of our elected representatives so that we can document that we've let them know of the problem. Thanks, Andy President Friends of Clark Park 911 (of course) 18th Police District 55th & Pine Streets, 19143 215.686-3180 215.686-3181 FAX.476-4444 UCD Mini Station 3942 Chestnut Street 19104 215.243.0667 3rd District Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell City Hall, Room 408 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290 (215) 686-3418, (215) 686-3419 FAX: (215) 686-1933 Council At-Large David Cohen City Hall, Room 588 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290 (215) 686-3446, (215) 686-3447 FAX: (215) 686-1927 W. Wilson Goode Jr. City Hall, Room 316 Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 686-3414, (215) 686-3415 FAX: (215) 686-1928 James F. Kinney City Hall, Room 330 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290 (215) 686-3450, (215) 686-3451 FAX: (215) 686-2013 Angel Ortiz City Hall, Room 590 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290 (215) 686-3420, (215) 686-3421 FAX: (215) 686-1930 Blondell Reynolds Brown City Hall, Room 580 Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 686-3438, (215) 686-3439 FAX: (215) 686-1926 Frank Rizzo City Hall, Room 582 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290 Voice: (215) 686-3440 Fax: (215) 686-1929 Mayor's Office Renee Grundy, Executive Director The Mayor's Action Center City Hall, Room 143 Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 686-3000; (215) 686-2250 ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
