Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 23, 2012, 10:49 PM
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Council to take another stab at Rengstorff Park plan
Original post made on Apr 24, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 23, 2012, 10:49 PM
Comments (9)
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 24, 2012 at 12:09 pm
I believe the Park you should not relocate, after all the children go there the Seniors go there. Perhaps update, but NO RELATION is
needed. Ruin alot of lives that walk..
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:23 pm
A city of 70,000 does not need to spend $53 million on one park>
Rengstorff is good as is. The Community Center is a bit dated but is perfectly serviceable.
The real problem is that we have people at city hall who are convinced down to their DNA that their job in life is to build and regulate. They cannot conceive even hypothetically of just leaving something as is. Open spaces like Cuesta Annex just drive them crazy. The $70 million pink castle that replaced the old much smaller city hall is a classic example. The $100,000 for four drawings of the train tracks or the proposed $325,000 for the traffic study are just products of their OCD.
If they really want to do something useful with Rengstorff, they could clean out the late-night gang bangers.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Rather than doing something 'unless the council objects', why can't our city staff wait for INSTRUCTIONS from our elected representatives?
a resident of Monta Loma
on Apr 24, 2012 at 3:50 pm
How does one relocate a pool? Don't you just fill in the whole and dig another one at 2-3 times the cost?
More insanity from the City Council.
Besides, the park is gang infested anyway.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Apr 24, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Moved or not, it would be nice if the pool was open more than June to September.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Apr 24, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Hey...let's hire a consultant for a huge amount of money to do the job that the elected politicians and the city staff are supposed to do. Can't the city do or decide anything without outside help? What do we pay the city for if not planning and development of our city?
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Apr 24, 2012 at 10:51 pm
From my previous comment...the city paid big money for consultants to plan the park improvements. All of the suggestions were rejected. Lots of tax payer money wasted with no results. The city seems to lack vision or political will to make a decision. What does the city council do?
a resident of Stierlin Estates
on Apr 24, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Gary -
The answer to that is "next to nothing". Oh wait, they try to ban plastic bags, drive-thrus, and smoking in designated areas. They are oh so busy regulating our lives, that putting an end to the crime sprees and gang infestations is not a priority. That's what they do. Oh, that, and spending a ridiculous amount of money on "consultants" that the city could certainly find much better uses for.
a resident of another community
on Apr 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm
The park is old, the pool is aging, the C.C. building is aging, not even in to code on ADA. The city staffers are piad to keep the city assets in good working order, we must keep the city up to date, or else it will cost more to repair, and if repair is to much money then replacement is needed. Yes this park has problems, it is well used, busy part of town. The pool needs to be designed for year round use, a nice swim center for both childern and adults, maybe has a place for work-out classes. Places that people will pay to use, C.C. building with classrooms and studios that people can rent by the hour. Meeting spaces that can be rented out, a small performing art center for movie showings, small plays, small concerts, in the back have a outdoor performance bowl. Keep the great lawn, fix up the tennis courts, fix up the BBq areas.
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