From: "Judy Noritake"
To: "glenn eugster"
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:08:03 AM
Subject: RE: Petition Request to Mayor and City Council to Help Keep Marlboro Estate Safe & Healthy
Glenn:
I do still chair the Park and Rec Commission and I will send this on to the rest of the Commission, as well as the director. You know for many years (18, I think) there was a commission member, Ken Foran, who really was the champion of that park. He moved on to one term on the School Board and then made an unsuccessful run for City Council. I understand that he is not well right now, but that aside, we now don’t get the regular updates on Ft. Ward we once had. Of course you do know the lower field is going to get artificial turf and lights in the coming year.
Looking into the future as a part of the budget discussions this fall the Director of the department has identified that some master planning is critically needed especially in the larger parks, followed by upgrades. Chinquapin Park and Fort Ward are at the top of the list. I do not know where those improvements and master planning efforts will lie in the time frame we have ahead. There are other critical CIP items that have been placed ahead of that, and I don’t even know how or when those CIP will be funded. The budget picture is a bit daunting right now, as I am sure you are aware. The one thing Kirk and I have talked about is that the time has come for the department to have a corps of rangers, perhaps not one for each park, but a group that gets around regularly to patrol, enforce, etc. Enforcement of all kinds of regulations and rules is getting more lax because there is no one to do it. Getting that started sooner rather than later may be a first step in addressing the concerns your letter lays out. I think Kirk may have put funds for that into his FY ’09 request sitting on the manager’s desk right now, but there currently are no park rangers, as hard as that is to believe.
While most of your neighbors that sign the letter are unfamiliar to me, certainly Alana and Barbara Anderson I quite well. It seems like you are on the right track, but see if you can give some credence to the park ranger idea in this budget cycle with the Mayor and Council Members.
As it’s been some time since I have heard from you I would like to know how you are doing, but also to ask how Debbie is. Though I see him often, I have been remiss in asking Neal about her progress. And speaking of people who have been physically challenged, how is Drew? I am going to make a note in calendar right now to touch base with him. He has always been such a fine guy.
As for myself, all is well. Running this firm is a challenge, but business is good. My daughter is about to graduate from William and Mary and wants to head to medical school up north (Vermont, if she can) after a year off. It’s a long road but she’ll get there. So I have no complaints. I hope you all are well.
Judy
From: glenn_eugster@comcast.net [mailto:glenn_eugster@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:43 PM
To: Judy Noritake
Subject: FW: Petition Request to Mayor and City Council to Help Keep Marlboro Estate Safe & Healthy
Judy,
I hope you are doing well. If you are still on the Parks & Recreation Commission would you please share this with your fellow members please. Our neighborhood loves Fort Ward Park but we are having serious crime and safety problems in our neighborhood that are park-related. Please consider the recommendations that our residents are making to the Mayor and City Council.
Thanks.
Glenn Eugster
To: "glenn eugster"
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:08:03 AM
Subject: RE: Petition Request to Mayor and City Council to Help Keep Marlboro Estate Safe & Healthy
Glenn:
I do still chair the Park and Rec Commission and I will send this on to the rest of the Commission, as well as the director. You know for many years (18, I think) there was a commission member, Ken Foran, who really was the champion of that park. He moved on to one term on the School Board and then made an unsuccessful run for City Council. I understand that he is not well right now, but that aside, we now don’t get the regular updates on Ft. Ward we once had. Of course you do know the lower field is going to get artificial turf and lights in the coming year.
Looking into the future as a part of the budget discussions this fall the Director of the department has identified that some master planning is critically needed especially in the larger parks, followed by upgrades. Chinquapin Park and Fort Ward are at the top of the list. I do not know where those improvements and master planning efforts will lie in the time frame we have ahead. There are other critical CIP items that have been placed ahead of that, and I don’t even know how or when those CIP will be funded. The budget picture is a bit daunting right now, as I am sure you are aware. The one thing Kirk and I have talked about is that the time has come for the department to have a corps of rangers, perhaps not one for each park, but a group that gets around regularly to patrol, enforce, etc. Enforcement of all kinds of regulations and rules is getting more lax because there is no one to do it. Getting that started sooner rather than later may be a first step in addressing the concerns your letter lays out. I think Kirk may have put funds for that into his FY ’09 request sitting on the manager’s desk right now, but there currently are no park rangers, as hard as that is to believe.
While most of your neighbors that sign the letter are unfamiliar to me, certainly Alana and Barbara Anderson I quite well. It seems like you are on the right track, but see if you can give some credence to the park ranger idea in this budget cycle with the Mayor and Council Members.
As it’s been some time since I have heard from you I would like to know how you are doing, but also to ask how Debbie is. Though I see him often, I have been remiss in asking Neal about her progress. And speaking of people who have been physically challenged, how is Drew? I am going to make a note in calendar right now to touch base with him. He has always been such a fine guy.
As for myself, all is well. Running this firm is a challenge, but business is good. My daughter is about to graduate from William and Mary and wants to head to medical school up north (Vermont, if she can) after a year off. It’s a long road but she’ll get there. So I have no complaints. I hope you all are well.
Judy
From: glenn_eugster@comcast.net [mailto:glenn_eugster@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:43 PM
To: Judy Noritake
Subject: FW: Petition Request to Mayor and City Council to Help Keep Marlboro Estate Safe & Healthy
Judy,
I hope you are doing well. If you are still on the Parks & Recreation Commission would you please share this with your fellow members please. Our neighborhood loves Fort Ward Park but we are having serious crime and safety problems in our neighborhood that are park-related. Please consider the recommendations that our residents are making to the Mayor and City Council.
Thanks.
Glenn Eugster
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