http://medfieldblogs.net/new-medfield-parks-and-recreation-center/ Speak now, or forever hold your peace. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:27:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://medfieldblogs.net/new-medfield-parks-and-recreation-center/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Steve Catanese Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:30:40 +0000 http://medfieldblogs.net/new-medfield-parks-and-recreation-center/#comment-299 There is no doubt that the current Pfaff Center is an old, antiquated building that no additional monies should be put towards renovations. It is an eightly year old school building that by default became the home of Parks and Recreations. However the land that the Pfaff Center sits on is much more valuable to the town. Presently Dale Street teachers and employees park on the gravel lot that is part of Fire and Police. One reason why the lot has never been paved is that if (and it's really a "when") Fire and Police proceed with their new building, the employee cars from Dale Street School will be displaced in that the gravel lot will become part of the Fire and Police Complex. And as it exists right now you have a dangerous situation with parents picking up children having to cross a busy Dale Street. So my suggestion is to knock down the Pfaff Center and build a parking lot to complement the Dale Street School. You would have a safer situation with people not having to cross the street and you would also alleviate the congestion on Adams Street. Now where do you put Park and Recreation? McCarthy Park is too far away from the center of town and Green Street can not handle any additional traffic. Plus it seems to me that a majority of the residents near Hinkley Park do not want it built there. The best answer I have heard came from our own Police Chief Meaney which is to have Park and Recreation partner with the Fire and Police Project. You have an entire town block from North to Dale to Adams Street. You can build into the ground and go up several stories. In the event of emergencies the gym can double as a shelter. I also guarantee to you that there would be zero vandalism with a recreation center inside a police building. And as it stands right now the town parks are suspect to vandalism and graffiti on a regular basis. Look what happened to the brand new high school track. This is a creative and novel idea and I wish the Park and Recreation Commissioners would reach out and discuss this possibility with Police and Fire. There is no doubt that the current Pfaff Center is an old, antiquated building that no additional monies should be put towards renovations. It is an eightly year old school building that by default became the home of Parks and Recreations. However the land that the Pfaff Center sits on is much more valuable to the town. Presently Dale Street teachers and employees park on the gravel lot that is part of Fire and Police. One reason why the lot has never been paved is that if (and it’s really a “when”) Fire and Police proceed with their new building, the employee cars from Dale Street School will be displaced in that the gravel lot will become part of the Fire and Police Complex. And as it exists right now you have a dangerous situation with parents picking up children having to cross a busy Dale Street. So my suggestion is to knock down the Pfaff Center and build a parking lot to complement the Dale Street School. You would have a safer situation with people not having to cross the street and you would also alleviate the congestion on Adams Street. Now where do you put Park and Recreation? McCarthy Park is too far away from the center of town and Green Street can not handle any additional traffic. Plus it seems to me that a majority of the residents near Hinkley Park do not want it built there. The best answer I have heard came from our own Police Chief Meaney which is to have Park and Recreation partner with the Fire and Police Project. You have an entire town block from North to Dale to Adams Street. You can build into the ground and go up several stories. In the event of emergencies the gym can double as a shelter. I also guarantee to you that there would be zero vandalism with a recreation center inside a police building. And as it stands right now the town parks are suspect to vandalism and graffiti on a regular basis. Look what happened to the brand new high school track. This is a creative and novel idea and I wish the Park and Recreation Commissioners would reach out and discuss this possibility with Police and Fire.

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