From: "glenn eugster"
To: "Vice Mayor Del Pepper"
Cc: "Debbie Weatherly"
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:37:00 PM
Dear Vice Mayor Pepper,
I hope this note finds you enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
The residents in Marlboro Estates need your help to address park use problems that we have been struggling with since April this year. Although the City Parks Department and the Police Department have made some effort to solve the problems that we brought to their attention, the situation with park noise and over use has continued to worsen. This situation is negatively impacting the quality of life in our community.
This evening there are somewhere between 500 and 1,000 people at an event in Fort Ward Park. There are at least three Alexandria Police cars blocking the entrance to keep more people from attending. As a result people are parking in Marlboro Estates and walking to the park.
The roads and parking areas are filled beyond capacity with cars. Cars are parked along the restricted access road to the maintenance yard and one of my neighbors saw a tour bus, parked on the lawn, inside the park. The amplified music being played exceeds the City Noise Ordinance and I believe that the car parking arrangement violates the City Fire Regulations.
I did a quick walk in the park and saw no evidence of any Alexandria Park managers present at the guard station.
Even given that it is Labor Day weekend, I think the City has lost control of the management of the park and it is having a negative impact on the Marlboro Estates neighborhood.
Would you please agree to meet with a small group of Marlboro Estate neighbors to discuss how the City uses and is managing Fort Ward Park? We would like to work with you and the City Council and managers to solve some of these ongoing problems. Feel free to call or e-mail me with information on your availability. My phone is 703-489-4207. My e-mail is: glenn_eugster@comcast.net
Thank you.
Glenn Eugster
4022 Ellicott Street
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