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Thank you, C. Brian Watkins cbrianwatk...@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Robert Thoman <byline4...@optonline.net> Sender: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:21:47 To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Cc: Dolly Sternesky<dsterne...@verizon.net>; Teddy Chomko<chom...@aetna.com>; tro...@aol.com Troppoli<tro...@aol.com>; jimhenry...@hotmail.com Henry<jimhenry...@hotmail.com>; Antic Hay<sa...@antichay.com>; cmorrisse...@lucernetextiles.com Morrissette<cmorrisse...@lucernetextiles.com>; davidsobo...@yahoo.com Sobotka<davidsobo...@yahoo.com> Subject: [AsburyPark] Dog Park 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/