Report from the Eastwood "Park" festivities.....
-Mike
From: "tjanmcmahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Yahoo-Profile: tjanmcmahon Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: <einpc.yahoogroups.com> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:18:40 -0000 Subject: [einpc] Great Park! Great Party! Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: groups-email-tradt-m EASTWOOD PARK Whoohoo! Thursday night EASTWOOD PARK was a realitythe grill sizzled along with the conversation about what this fabulous stretch of land could be before the little ones reach 3rd grade. While the resurfacing equipment slept, over 80-100 children, women and men, families, couples, singles, and housemates gathered with pot-luck dishes overflowing the table space. It was an incredible sight to see neighborhood kids riding their unicycles, kicking balls, skipping rope and playing togetheron the same street that is dangerous for adults to cross when it is openwhile our newly acquainted residents and business owners chatted in lawn chairs. Visions of the park filled conversationsof community gardens, CSA incubator space, a nature center with the geology of our area and lakes, prairie plantings, a play ground, and ice skating rink, a small dog park, a permanent tent structure for neighborhood events it was an incredible sight to dream. We have Central Park on Main Street and Yahara Park just a few blocks over, but the neighborhood's response Thursday night told us that "Eastwood Park" is "the geographical glue" that binds our communities together. Its history as a park (prior to 1980) is so well integrated into the community fabric that it took only two days notice on list-serves and community forums to bring the large gathering together. The vision of Eastwood Park is real, it is current and there are challenges to be worked throughtogether. The safety and tranquility of every neighborhood is important, especially the small "slices" that are vulnerable to the concessions of a larger process. What works for one, must work for all, door to door and across every street. It will take a lot of listening, creativitynever a shortage of that in East Isthmus' District 6and problem solving. The new surface on Eastwood is projected to last approximately five years. That gives us time to organize ourselves, listen, create, solve, and develop a proposal. Thank you everyone who came out to catch the vision, eat delicious food and meet new neighbors. Thank you to neighbors who have been incubating this and related ideas and to Alder Rummell, the Mayor and the Common Council who continue to encourage us all to be involved in our great city. Keep your eyes open for the next Eastwood Park event and information gathering, and in the meantime (at this writing) Eastwood is closed for the weekend. If you haven't alreadyhead on over and catch the vision too! Twink Jan-McMahon and Jo Schilling
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