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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Your opinion is taken---and we are ALL entitled
to an opinion. To my way of thinking...there was a failure to communicate
amongst the Parks Dept.and the various different organizations, and
the SNA or Save the Fountain groups are still being put on the chopping
block--It is what it is--so CAN WE OVE ON - as a community, and work
(hopefully) together in harmoney?..</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 7/6/2010 1:13:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ridotshaw@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>So,
let's see where we are on the fountain project.<BR>In early June, there were
several meetings run by the Summit Neighborhood Association on the
project. Another organization is called Save The Fountain.<BR>Each one
detailed tree removal. The second one was a "public meeting" but there
was little advance information about the tree removal - unless you went to
someone's facebook account. It seemed that if the SNA didn't
approve of cutting down the trees, it didn't really object, either.<BR>The
project went forward and then trees were cut down... a lot of trees.<BR>That
was the way the public was actually notified about the project. Calls
were made to the mayor and the project was stopped.<BR>The mayor said what are
you doing? A real public meeting was held last week...and suddenly, the
large number of "diseased trees" did not have to be cut down!!!<BR><BR>Why
couldn't these neighborhood organizations have reflected the real feeling of
the neighborhood? Or at least responded reasonably to those of us who
had concerns. <U>I wrote on this site weeks ago,</U> suggesting the
trees should not come down. This was the response (s):<BR><BR>people
like you should come when the project is done and see that it was worth it
(ends justify means)<BR><BR>who are you to object - this project needs to go
ahead!!!!<BR><BR>Then there was the article in the paper before last week's
meeting - here George, the president of SNA justified taking down the
trees!!!<BR><BR>These neighborhood organizations are not reflective or acting
on the neighborhoods behalf. <BR><BR>They bought into something that
wasn't necessary and were then dismissive. What's wrong here? Why
can't these board members and people who lead these organizations be more open
to the community and less obsessed with projects at any costs - when the cost
(tree cutting) wasn't
real!!!!!<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Summit
mailing
list<BR>Summit@sna.providence.ri.us<BR>http://mail.sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us<BR>SNA
Website:
http://sna.providence.ri.us/<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>