[Summit] Tot Lot

[Julie McCoy]

Emlyn, I couldn't agree more. I attended the meeting at
whatever-you-want-to-call-it Park last night, and I came away fully
convinced that the plan is an excellent one. Here's hoping it will be
implemented!

Julie

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Emlyn Addison <noisyblocks at gmail.com>wrote:

> With respect, if the kids from the "Red park" are now 20+ years old,
> that's a very long time ago and they have arguably less claim to it than
> all the new families in the neighborhood who have adopted this park as
> their go-to spot for their kids. There will be new families after them, and
> then new ones after them. Change is normal, and painful.
>
> (And Buddy Cianci, for all the good he did for Providence, has long since
> departed as mayor, having now served his time in a federal prison for
> racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, witness tampering, and mail fraud.)
>
> We have cute names for our favorite parks too (Frog park, Big Tree park
> and Tot Lot--a.k.a. "Sodor park" to our girl), but they're just labels;
> it's the place that matters. Contrary to what you may believe, we love the
> Tot lot and we would know: we practically live there in the summer months.
>
> I agree that the number of broken toys occasionally gets out of hand but,
> believe it or not, most of these DO get used. That little white (and
> broken) jeep has been the go-to vehicle for rides--sometimes 2 or 3 kids at
> a time--and someone was smart enough to drop off a few plastic chairs.
> That's what I call a community playground.
>
> As for the community garden there? I think it's a GREAT idea. The grassy
> area at the far end is seldom used (this is actually where most of the
> "dumped" toys end up) so its hardly a loss for the kids, who will still
> have plenty of room for running, playing and setting up the toy houses.
>
> My reasoning:
>
>    1. Kids can play while gardeners garden;
>    2. Kids can SEE and LEARN where their food comes from;
>    3. Plot fees could supplement the upkeep of the kids' play areas.
>    4. We need more community gardens--visible, central and shared.
>
> It makes a lot of sense to me both in practical and educational terms. The
> Sessions street park/garden is a good example of this.
>
> My opinion.
>
> Emlyn
>
>
>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:25:23 -0400
>> From: <mdubose1 at cox.net>
>> To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>> Cc: summit-request at sna.providence.ri.us
>> Subject: Re: [Summit] Tot Lot
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>> Every now and then there are painfully trivial matters that must be
>> commented on.  Here is mine. We have lived on 9th street for a little over
>> 11 years and like most families with small children the park situated on
>> the corner of 9th and Summit is a very special place.  For our boys and
>> their neighborhood buddies this park was always referred to as the "Red
>> Park" (in reference to the color of the slide).  When play dates were being
>> set up, parents would arrange to meet at the "Red Park" and everyone knew
>> what that meant.  Then approximately 4 to 5 years ago, right around the
>> same time people thought it was a good idea to start dropping off junky
>> toys, some mysterious person took it upon his or herself to officially name
>> our precious park the "Tot Lot" and audaciously painted this hideous
>> moniker over the sign that had previously paid thanks to Former Mayor Buddy
>> Cianci.  I'm not sure what plans are in store for our neighborhood gem but
>> I hope it begins with removing the crappy toys, enforcing the no dogs
>> policy and most importantly taking down that awful sign.  We want our "Red
>> Park Back!"  Thanks!
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>
>
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