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Originally Posted by alecz_dad
In that case, Phil, let me urge you to contact the Mayor and City Manager Kent Kirkpatrick (especially, given his newly-assigned powers to make routine decisions on Lansdowne), to urge them to open up the design and planning of the playground?
Unfortunately, the efforts of members of the community to do so have resulted in naught.But the more people who ask for this, hopefully, the more likely a mechanism will be established by which there can be meaningful consultation of neignbouring residents as to what facilities they would like to see in the proposed new children's playground at Lansdowne. (Although the developments so far do not leave me optimistic.)
Given the extremely hard feelings that many in the communities surrounding Lansdowne still harbour, given what many of us feel was the short shrift our concerns were given so far, I would hope that the City might see giving neighbours a meaningful opportunity for involvement in the design of the playground, as a way to begin the healing process for the communities who will be Lansdowne's neighbours, and (hopefully, for the merchants' sakes) best customers. |
I will do that. I agree with you here. These are valid concerns, and it seems like a simple way for the City to give a voice to those most affected.
My issue with the opposition from day one was its tactics - throw every possible criticism against the wall and hope that something sticks. It has been virtually impossible for the City to separate legitimate concerns from the endless white noise.
Incidentally, the City did take a strong stand against the proposal by Mutchmor to turn part of its schoolyard into teacher parking. So they aren't always deaf to the concerns of residents.
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