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<DIV>Who exactly owns the field - </DIV>
<DIV>the town of <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279337921_0 class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279341533_0 class=yshortcuts>Riverdale Park</SPAN></SPAN> or some other interest?</DIV>
<DIV>Who is the Stuart of the field?</DIV>
<DIV>Who owns the nets?</DIV>
<DIV>This is a serious situation and needs immediate attention.</DIV>
<DIV>I understand that the mayor entrusted the field to a particular group and they are obviously not taking that responsibility seriously.</DIV>
<DIV>When the mayor is out of town who is responsible for making decisions about critical events?</DIV>
<DIV>this is a serious situation and needs to be treated as such.</DIV>
<DIV>This group who is so pose to be responsible for the <SPAN id=lw_1279337921_1 class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1279341533_1 class=yshortcuts>field of dreams</SPAN></SPAN> has so far shown very poor performance.</DIV>
<DIV>The nets have never been been taken down except by citizens when the hawk was entrapped and died. </DIV>
<DIV>there are a lot of animals whose lives are being jeopardized due to negligence.</DIV>
<DIV>This is an Incorporated town and someone is legally responsible.<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Alan K. Thompson <akthompson@riverdaleparkmd.gov><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> ABragg7393@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> coreyls@earthlink.net; djlingua@gmail.com; towntalk@riverdale-park.org; euniverz@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Fri, July 16, 2010 10:31:02 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] field of dreams<BR></FONT><BR>
<META content=off http-equiv=x-dns-prefetch-control>Dear Audrey,<BR><BR>We are taking it seriously. I have been in contact with staff and other council members multiple times per day monitoring and seeking solutions to the problems at the field as they develop (for instance, I just found out that there are now two instances of the nets being left up when they should have been taken down).<BR><BR>I checked the nets (and for other behavior you have reported) when I drove by the field at around 7:00 PM, and they were up, but the field was in use. I'm planning to check them again every time I go past the field, which is a few times per day, and to alter my driving patterns to go that way more often. <BR><BR>We are somewhat hampered at this time by the fact that Mayor Archer is out of town and quite unavailable (I don't think he's receiving e-mail on his Blackberry), and I don't have easy access to contact information for the Ipaltecos
Ausentes, who are coordinating the use of the field. I will dig through my notes and e-mails again this evening, but I don't think I have that information in them.<BR><BR>Please try to be patient as we in the town work through this problem. You graciously volunteered (which I greatly appreciate) to make sure the nets were down, and it's likely that you will need to do that more now than in the future after we have been able to contact the leaders of the Ausentes, and their leaders have been able to communicate the new policies to their membership.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Alan Thompson<BR>Ward 2 Town Council Representative<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Obviously our town officials did not take the strangled hawk seriously. I am very upset that the nets were up again and unattended tonight. Has anyone informed the people who use the field that they must take the nets down after play? Is anyone in charge here in town? </DIV>
<DIV>I had the nets taken down tonight. Should I be the one in charge who checks on this on a daily basis and makes sure it is done?</DIV>
<DIV>The town can be in jeopardy. Fines, law suits etc. And if you think this is a small matter and not of your concern, your tax dollars can be paying for it.</DIV>
<DIV>Please address this serious matter and let's get it solved.</DIV>
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<DIV>Audrey Bragg</DIV>
<DIV>Ravenswood rd.</DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
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