voice of bainbridge

A letter from Debbi Lester about Ericksen Park

I post Debbi's email on the blog (below) as a pertinent contribution to this on going saga. I take note that she talks of Ericksen Park and that it is the right way to frame this issue: we are talking about destroying a park.
A very small park but how many are there in Winslow? And who would benefit?
Thank you Debbi for taking the time.

Public Works and Transportation to look at Hildebrand on Monday 31 (3 to 5)

This meeting is "announced" by two small posters posted along Ericksen. Can that be considered sufficient information? I don't think so.At first I thought the city website did not  provide any additional info :( but in fact if you type the date of the meeting within the agenda, then click on the right item on the program for this day you get this "presentation" (pdf format) that is a version of the draft we had presented in June (see below).

I guess if you cannot attend you can still email the city counsellors in charge of public works: Kjell Stoknes, Kim Brackett and Chris Snow.

Who is going to defend the public interest? How can we know if we cannot attend?
I suggest this meeting be recorded (audio) and posted on line so that the people who cannot attend but are concerned could hear what is said.

A digital audio recorder costs $30 and all public meetings can be recorded.

See the previous postings on the saga of Ericksen and Hildebrand that refer (for instance) to the draft (an incredible reading) of this $75K  study.

The Chamber persists (and so does the community)

When I took this picture this morning the traffic was minimal, as it is most if not all the time contrary to what is sometimes claimed. The Hildebrand Lane is in no way a very busy arterial. Nonetheless the Chamber wants to erase the small pocket park and replace it by more pavement. Who would benefit from such a destruction? Are all the Chamber's members in favor of such a move? How much does such a banner cost? Is it a good use of the Chamber's money? Who decides such a campaign? Has it been discussed by the Chamber's membership?

Ericksen and Hildebrand: What's Cooking?

I just read the draft memo from the City (pdf format) and I am (as I somehow expected) stunned. I often bike and drive on Ericksen and Hildebrand. I have never seen a serious traffic jam nor a a non serious traffic jam, never. I cannot imagine that connecting Ericksen and Hildebrand (by destroying the mini-park) would do anything but uselessly spend public money.