The park as a space is a failure in current day Asbury Park. It's not a
destination for anyone, it's an avoidance. The value of the park (or any park
for that matter) is for the people who have the right to use it as a public
space and with its current reputation, it's not very welcoming. Currently and
for a long while it hasn't been a great space... when something doesn't work it
needs to be fixed.
The layout of the park wont change and the entire space is remaining as a park.
So a part of the lawn won't be there... what part of the population will that
upset? Now instead there will be a great reason for people to want to spend
time there. Asbury Park is a great community for dogs and dog owners... being
that not only the animals, but the people who own them, are an important part
of the community they should absolutely have a right to the space.
Progress and preservation don't need to always be enemies. The give and take
here is fairly simple. Give the dogs and their owners a great public space and
they'll give back to the community by making a space a wonderful place to spend
time.
The park's historical glory will only return when the people come to cherish
the space again.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Robert Thoman <byline4336@...> wrote:
>
> Have you stopped and asked yourself WHY the sprinkler system hasn't worked in
> years, WHY the fountain is broken and has been used as an open air bathroom
> and garbage receptacle, WHY drugs are freely bought and sold in and around
> the park? Could the answer possibly be that the city, i.e.. the maintenance
> department and police department, have not cleaned/patrolled the park?
> Given the past history of the park and the lack of care to maintain and keep
> the vagrants and drug dealers out of there, what makes you think that the
> dogs will make a difference in how the city maintains the park? The problems
> that exist in the park will not be solved by the dogs!
> On Jun 7, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Hinge wrote:
>
> >
> > The sprinkler system that your organization installed hasn't worked in
> > years.
> >
> > The dog park is exactly what is needed, because it's main use for the past
> > 7 years that I've lived adjacent to it is a place where drugs are bought
> > and sold, street people use it as a open air bathroom, and the fountain is
> > broken and used as a garbage receptacle.
> >
> > The dog park will breath life into Liberty Square Park.
> >
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