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We need a playground on the Fair Haven Heights side of the river. There are many families with young children in the neighborhood and we have no place to take our young kids to play. There's a very small park by Jenelle's but it only has one big swing. I live on Lexington Avenue and I have nowhere to take my toddler. I know at least one other family on my street who would be interested.
I'd love to know how we can get a playground built and I'm interested in volunteering, helping to build or donating money to build a playground for my neighborhood.
If others are interested, or if Parks and Recreation can help, I'd love to do whatever I can to make this happen.
Thanks.
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Mic (Invité)
TT (Invité)
FairHavenHeights_Parents (Utilisateur inscrit)
Yes, TT, that spot would be great. Any spot would be great as long as it's safe and in the open. Something along the river would be wonderful.
What about the lot that the Quaker Friends are trying to give back to the city or right at the entrance to Quarry Park? That area is nice a quiet yet not too close to the neighbors' homes.
Arie (Invité)
Mic (Invité)
Mic (Invité)
terrafloodwake (Invité)
FairHavenHeights_Parents (Utilisateur inscrit)
Joseph (Invité)
Fairhaven Dave (Invité)
All for this. My current toddler exercise consists of riding the tricycle down to the fuel tank and back or cruising to front street park. Honestly, I think having one on Quinnipiac in the empty lots across from the existing park would be a nice excuse to clean them up and improve the waterfront vibe our neighborhood is going for.
Unfortunately, I know the city is not buying more park land right now as we already have more per square mile than most cities. Too bad, as parents in the heights are starting to feel safer than they ever have in the past ten years (as the explosion in trick or treating good will demonstrated quite nicely last fall) and a place to play separated from a school would be a nice addition for those of us who want our children to socialize with each other safely.
Drop a playground on the empty lot across from Quinnipiac and Aner on the opposite side of the river from the Quinnipiac River park on front street. We can call it Quinnipiac River Park East. I'll keep it clean and free of vagrants with no cost to the taxpayers and know that all the adjoining properties would be delighted to see the land used for children and improve property values.
FairHavenHeights_Parents (Utilisateur inscrit)
Joseph, my neighbor heard there was talk of a playground being built there in the past and the neighbors opposed it. I think that spot would be perfect too, because it's so incredibly hideous now.
Dave, I'm with you. I would help pay for things myself and clean/maintain it. I know there are so many families with kids in the neighborhood, and we're missing out on meeting each other and our kids getting to play together because there's no place to meet (except for the Farmer's Market for a couple hours a few months a year.)
Hoping someone from Parks and Recreation can jump in and tell us what land they have and how we can use it. I wrote Alex a while ago, but haven't heard back yet.
Fairhaven Dave (Utilisateur inscrit)
Fairhaven Dave (Utilisateur inscrit)
FairHavenHeights_Parents (Utilisateur inscrit)
HA! I love your enthusiasm, Dave! Let me tell you, if your dream comes true, I'd stop dreaming of selling my house and moving somewhere else.
If I create a public discussion forum for our neighborhood, am I allowed to post the link here so those of us with crazy ideas can talk off this site too?
terrafloodwake (Invité)
terrafloodwake (Invité)
Fairhaven Dave (Utilisateur inscrit)
Well, I hope you do not sell your house and move away frustrated. I've been here for ten years and can understand the urge... but the responsible home owners who have stuck around have been like penicillin in an infection and are multiplying rapidly. This chunk of of town is a rare diversified functioning gem and will become a place we can all brag about living in soon enough.
The old grassroots tendency to "look the other way" has been replaced by "speak up and ACT". The tolerance for criminals, vagrants, and other behavior that drives people with children away has become unacceptable and is acted upon directly by homeowners who live in and improve their properties. These things always ebb and flow, but we are on a verrrrrrrry nice upswing now and need to continue the trend.
A massive playground in a riverside park would be a nice step in the right direction too, eh?
Also agree with "terrafloodwake" the noise IS bad, drivers drive like Euro motocross down the hill to catch a green light at the Quinnipiac intersection, very little sunshine with the big church on the opposite corner, but mostly because I'm a selfish jerk and want it near my house where I can pick up the place every day and make more friends. :)
FairHavenHeights_Parents (Utilisateur inscrit)
For anyone interested, here's a space dedicated to our neighborhood:
http://fairhavenheights.blog.com/
I'd love for anyone interested in building our community further, and banding together to make improvements, to contribute and/or publicize the blog to our neighbors.
FHHMomma (Invité)
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