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A group of dedicated and hard-working neighbors and historians, as well as volunteers from all over the state have been working very hard with very little no support from the City, our local aldermen, Dept of Public Works, or any governmental agency for that matter to clean up and take back this park in order to restore it to it's rightful historical significance. We have had several cleanups and all we have asked from the city is that they pick up the brush and wood, trash,etc. It took my wife weeks to get someone to pick up the trash. It was finally done. We have been waiting well over a month for a 'work order' to be executed in order to pick up the brush, leaves, and trees we have neatly piled in the park from out last cleanup effort.
We are planning an event in conjunction with National Trails Day on June 1st to thank the volunteers with a picnic and continue the cleanup efforts. Right now all we are asking is that we get the last cleanup wood picked up and the upper park mowed for the event on June 1st . It saddens me that I see large crews all over the city mulching, raking, planting, etc. and all we are asking that the residual wood be picked up so that we can continue our efforts and show our armey of volunteers that someone besides our core group in the City of New Haven cares. It has largely been through personal effort that the park is cleaned, ridden of late night parties, daily drug deals, and social miscreants. At great personal risk to our property as well as our physical being.
We would like for the City to stand with us, not continue to be a spectator. Someone please respond!
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Eric (Guest)
Danfan (Registered User)
This a historic park tucked in a forgotten corner of the city. There has been NO response or interest from anyone in city government to assist. I for one would love for the parks department employee who complained (after Fernando from the Parks Department came up and took pictures) to do a little research into the history, perhaps take a ride themselves to the Park, maybe even attend one of our monthly meetings to actually see what we are trying to do here ON OUR OWN before you try and take the wind out of our sails.Maybe take a look at our website or Facebook page to see before and after pictures so that they have a frame of reference. Why is it so difficult to send a few trucks and a backhoe up to the park to remove the dead wood without a fight?
My family has been personally policing this park for the past 8 years to rid it of ATV's, dirt bikes, drug dealers, late night partiers, and gangs of paint ballers, spray painters, and the like. I have been threatened with my life, my property has been damaged, my house painted and shot at. For what, so we can have the city give us a hard time when we ask them to do nothing more than pick up some wood?
I have really had enough of this inaction by our parks department and our alderman as well as the Mayor's office. This is utterly ridiculous.
Guest (Guest)
Thank you, fellow citizens!!!
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
We were also informed by Chrissy Haas that we would be getting picnic benches for the slabs near the playground,mulch for the playground and for the cleared ares of the Fort, support for the cleanups(although no one showed as promised today), and MUCH NEEDED signs stating that the Park closes at Sunset, that there are no motorized vehicles allowed in the Park and additional signage as necessary.
We anxiously await the promised support and will leave this issue open until we receive it. Thank you to MS Haas and the members of her staff who took time out of their workday to share our vision of the future and work together in the spirit of cooperation to fulfill that vision.
Danfan (Registered User)
The City has started to remove the debris from our cleanup efforts, as of 10am the debris near the gate has been removed, it appears that the additional wooden debris at the trail head on the top of the woods was not included. We(Friends of FT Wooster and volunteers including Boy Scouts and various Masonic Lodges) are grateful for this show of support from the city. We have worked very hard to get to this point and are hopeful that this spirit of cooperation continues.
We are anxiously awaiting the MUCH NEEDED signs stating that the Park closes at Sunset, that there are no motorized vehicles allowed in the Park and additional signage as necessary, picnic benches for the slabs near the playground,mulch for the playground and for the cleared ares of the Fort as promised by Chrissy Haas. We thank Chrissy and her staff for their efforts thus far.
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
I take it the painting of the gate is the first step to getting the signage that we require for the park stating that the Park closes at Sunset, that there are no motorized vehicles allowed in the Park. Thank you again for the attention being given to our neighborhood.
Danfan (Registered User)
The majority of the wood near the playground is now gone. It appears that only some plant matter and scrub brush remain.
I would assume that we are getting closer to having mulch for the playground and hill dumped, the benches put in on the slabs, and the ALL IMPORTANT signage that we require for the park stating that the Park closes at Sunset, that there are no motorized vehicles allowed in the Park(would it be possible to have another barrel for trash that we can located near the trail head and a few No littering signs?). This will go a long way toward assuring that all of the hard work that has been done will not be done in vain. If we in the neighbor have something to point to in order to assist us with the miscreants that will help more than you realize. Thank you so much for your continued effort. The people of Beacon Avenue appreciate it.
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
We could use more playground mulch. We spread the mulch around the playground area that was left and it didn't do much.
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
I hate to be a pain, but if there are any extra trash baskets hanging around we could use them too. Near the picnic bench under the tree would be a great place.
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
Rob Smuts (Registered User)
Rob Smuts (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
Danfan (Registered User)
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