<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; "><div>Before anyone converts this space into a nature trail/park (which I don't think should be seriously considered without first holding a town referendum), please think of all the Riverdale families (including many young children!) who took the time in the 1990's to raise money for and physically volunteered to build that baseball field. I think it would be an awful lesson for this generation of children that a town can easily destroy something the community came together to build at the whim of a future majority. Also, it looks like as recently as 2005 children were using that field, so the poster who claims that only adults use the field isn't being entirely accurate: <a href="http://www.lesliesgarden.com/riverdale/riverdale.htm">http://www.lesliesgarden.com/riverdale/riverdale.htm</a> In place of tearing up the field, I know some good places nearby that offer yoga classes for mediation.</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal; ">-- </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal; ">Nicholas Laureys<br>
~<br><a href="mailto:nicholas.laureys@gmail.com">nicholas.laureys@gmail.com</a><br> </span></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>I just want to inform Bruce and Jim that it takes more than 5 to 10 minutes for me to lower those nets with help from Corey. It would have been very easy if we had a knife, but unfortunately we did not. I love how people just assume how easy something is that they have never done.</div>
<div>The nets used on the field are in violation of the Migratory Bird Act. It has nothing to do about whether one cares about wildlife or not. </div><div>The nets have no benefit to the town in general. The nets benefit the team playing on the field and the neighbors on the end of the field. If the team wants to play ball on that field, then they should be responsible for taking the nets down. Simple..</div>
<div>I said before that I don't mind going over and doing the nets, but what happens when I am not around or get sick... who will do it then? </div><div>Please, I ask the town to make sure the team knows what the rules are and follows the rules or gets their permit pulled. Or, more simply let's just get rid of the nets and the ball field and replace it with a pine bark walking trail and meditation garden. A nice quiet place for birds and people....with just the whistle of the train now and then.</div>
<div>Audrey</div></span><br><br>