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RecreationandParkCommission | 2019-09-12 | 56 | From: Scott Grieder To: Amy Wooldridge Cc: Charlise Tiee Subject: In support of a Jackson Park functional play-space Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 9:10:05 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. *** Hello Amy, As I will be unable to attend the hearing tomorrow night, I am writing you in support of a Jackson Park play-space. My wife and I have lived in Alameda for over 10 years on Crist St. We always thought that Jackson Park was a picturesque looking place with a fine gazebo, but rarely had ever seen anyone put the space to any good use. To be honest, we mostly have just seen commuters waiting for buses there, teenage kids fighting after high school gets out and inebriated people passed out on the lawn. Now that we have small children and frequent other parks across the Island, it seems even more of a shame that there's no dedicated area for young kids to play in. There are even signs up that say that bike riding in the park is not allowed. I think it's reasonable to think that the entire community could benefit from encouraging more walkable options for families with young children. Many of the homes in the area lack any real back yards to play in or are suited to outdoor play. We'd like to see the Commissioners support hiring a landscape architect to create 2-3 conceptual designs for Jackson Park. We believe that we could end up with a beautiful functional play space there. I fear that many of us in our community are working parents of young children and are unable to turn up at these hearings. It's easy for us to be under represented especially given the times allotted for meetings on school nights. Jackson Park is not the center piece of private, gated community. The park deserves to be more than a publicly funded and maintained front yard for houses along Park Ave. It's supposed to be a space for all of us to share. We hope you support our neighborhood families and give us a chance to live and play closely with our neighbors. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, Scott Grieder 2508 Crist St | RecreationandParkCommission/2019-09-12.pdf |