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RecreationandParkCommission | 2019-09-12 | 55 | From: Bobbie V Centurion To: Amy Wooldridge Subject: Jackson Pak Date: Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:00:41 PM CAUTION: This email message is coming from a non-City email address. Do not click links or open attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact the Help Desk with any questions. *** Dear Amy, I am unable to be at the meeting, but would like to share some thoughts about play structures to be considered for Jackson Park. I am not in favor of installing any kind of play structure in Jackson Park. I have lived at the corner of Park Ave. and San Jose for almost 30 years. I raised three daughters here and we enjoyed the park a lot. I appreciate the open free-form play that I see so often in the park. Our park, the way it currently is, encourages children to use their imaginations in wonderful ways. Any group of parents, or teachers can use the park in an abundance of creative ways. I also have concerns about our beautiful trees. A friend that lives near Longfellow Park told me that they lost a one hundred year old magnolia recently., and that part of the reason was the roots of the tree were negatively impacted by the compacted soil of a play structure on top of them. Also, I am concerned that a play structure would invite more cars into the area. Parking is a constant issue for this neighborhood. I would like to see Park and Rec funding go towards replacing the dangerous paths and improved lawn maintenance which keeps the grass from growing onto the paths. Thank you for considering my ideas, and thank you for serving in public office. Sincerely, Bobbie V. Centurion 1201 Park Avenue Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 865-9945 | RecreationandParkCommission/2019-09-12.pdf |