It was incredibly frustrating for the community to have the park closed for more than a year after improvements were made, only to be reopened without further action. Are the current conditions bad enough that the park shouldn't have been reopened, o...↓r should it never have remained closed in the first place? In a neighborhood with limited green space, removing access has a huge impact and has given me the perception that our well being is not prioritized, either because of spurious closures or ineffective remediation.
In upcoming stages of the project, I would suggest prioritizing efficiency and access. I don't want to spend more years walking daily by a fenced off park.
Remediation for the waterway park should be focused first and foremost on restoration and remediation of damaged ecology. Not 'public enjoyment' and urban bureaucratic efforts to address other important but unrelated community needs; specifically, br...↓ing back ecological stability by creating natural spaces with trees, permeable surfaces instead of pavement, and use this opportunity to close the very sad and real loophole is addressing pressing climate needs for the future of the planet - remove vagrants and abusers of public lands and restore essential habitat to the river basin. Restore what is lost and essential, and being lost at a faster pace than can be replaced: natural assets. Not public art. Not ADA accessible ramps. Not community learning centers. These are important but frankly irrelevant to the more urgent global and local crisis of habitat destruction. Restore the land, uphold the very definition of the agency: Environmental Protection.
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Comment From:
Jessica Miller
2/14/23 @ 9:27 PM
After everything this community has been through its is imperative that this process gets expedited with the full attention of all agencies involved so the park can be fully returned to public use as quickly as possible. During the course of this pr...↓ocess the park must remain open (rotating in smaller sections of work if necessary), including maintaining beach access to the water. If beach access is to be restricted - work must be limited to the winter months of November to February to limit disruption of public use.
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Comment From:
Carson Hayes
2/13/23 @ 8:41 PM
Ecology and the City need to work together on this clean up with expediency. So far Ecology has acted randomly (no more VCP, no we just decided that there's a more formal process). Then Ecology cancelled the first public meeting at 630p on Feb 8th an...↓d moved it a day earlier and to noon timeframe that most working people can't attend, and then failed to tell the stakeholders. Ecology needs to learn how to work with the City and the South Park community and stop shutting out stakeholders. So far not cool. If Ecology just wants to get it done, then that's fine, but stop with this "we care" what the community thinks facade. If the park is really that dirty like you guys claim then this work should have already been completed a decade ago. No more excuses and process garbage, just get it done, quickly and with less deceptive behavior.
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Comment From:
ROBERT HANLON
2/13/23 @ 6:38 PM
1) Have there been contaminants identified (or testing planned) associated with the operations of United Site Services, including cleaning agents, industrial chemicals, oils, etc.?
2) Do the contaminants found in soils at site have the potential to mi...↓grate from, or to, other sites? That is, will the origin be determined, and assessment of fate inform actions?
Thanks!
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Comment From:
Robin Schwartz
2/07/23 @ 12:13 PM
I wanted to share that I've heard from several community members that a noon meeting is not accessible for them.
Thanks
Robin
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Comment From:
Robin Schwartz
2/07/23 @ 12:10 PM
I am concerned because an RV that recently moved in next to the playground dumped a bucket of something last night into the playground. To whom should I report this activity?
thanks
robin
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