[RP TownTalk] Field of Dreams Update

[David Lingua]

Hello Neighbors,
     As Mayor Archer is away on vacation, I'd like to share with you the steps being taken right now to assure there is not a repeat of what happened last Monday morning at the Field of Dreams. I have asked our police department for their assistance in making sure the nets are down and the field is cleared by dusk (IE 25 minutes after sunset). Officers will also remind those using the field of the responsibility to lower the nets when they have finished. This request was made fully aware, that while best efforts will be made, calls for assistance and emergencies can come at anytime and are a priority. Please keep this in mind as we move forward.
     Thank you to those residents who have assisted with lowering the nets when they see the field is not in use as well as those who have offered to volunteer to do as much. One of the keys to successful commons management is the involvement of the community. It has been, and will continue to be, the town's effort to provide open space for the community to enjoy while posing minimal risk to residential property and wildlife habitat. This is the challenge we, the town, will attend to by pursuing arrangements like we have with Ipaltecos Ausentes to help with maintaining the field, and making sure those the town issues a use permit to do so responsibly by meeting the town's expectations.
     We're fortunate to have such an intimate open space tucked in a metropolitan area that some of god's creatures call home as well. Coexistence is possible. Through the efforts of the council, town staff and residents it can be sustainable.
Sincerely,

David J. Lingua
Acting Mayor
Councilman Ward 3
Town of Riverdale Park, MD
 


      
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