IT’S CENTRAL PARK!
NESNA Board applauds decision.
Late Monday, after all the private citizens had gone home, the City Council determined that the long-awaited Northfield community skateboard facility will be located in historic Central Park. Budgetary considerations will preclude commencing construction until 2011 or later, but Northfield arborists were authorized to commence tree removal April 15th.
Not all neighbors have been in favor of the Central Park location, but a NESNA Board member spoke enthusiastically for the Board and for the neighborhood as a whole: “The Central Park location is perfect. After an $850,000 initial outlay, the City will save on grass cutting, tree maintenance, trash pick-up and the like. The park will be lighted at least until midnight during the Summer months, with pleasant music provided by the skateboarders themselves. And safety concerns we’ve had in the past should be minimized; for example, unsupervised use of swings and sandboxes will be eliminated if, as we’re given to understand, park use will be limited to children 13 and older.”
This April 1st neighborhood update is from Mike Harper.
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