The Veteran’s Park Committee of Coon Rapids is searching for a location to honor all veterans who have served from WWl to present. The proposed memorial would honor those who have served, as well as those who have given their lives for our country. The committee has suggested to place the new park on the south end of the Thomas Rest Haven park. To create this memorial, the swings located on the southern end of the park would need to be removed. Those involved with this petition are asking for reconsideration of the location for this memorial.
The Thomas Rest Haven park is the only park in the southern part of Coon Rapids which provides play equipment for children. This park has visitors’ year-round! Cold temperatures and snow do not keep children (of all ages) from playing there! Removing the swings would take away from the park, which in turn, takes away from the youth in our community.
The residents of Thomas Rest Haven and Park View Assisted Living enjoy watching children playing in the park. During warmer months residents and children enjoy the park together. The park provides a place for visitor to spend valuable time with their loved ones outside of TRH. There is no denying, that this park brings people (of all ages) together. Removing the swings, without a replacement would be a detriment to our park, which would affect our community young and old.
Although the equipment is dated and some of it needs to be replaced (another issue which needs to be addressed), this park brings community and non-community members together. It is part of our downtown. It is a place where children and families to go be together. It is a place where memories are made. Taking away from this park and the people it serves is not something of our selfless soldiers would agree with.
Please take a moment to sign this petition to show your support for keeping the swings in the Thomas Rest Haven Park. The collected signatures will be presented to the Coon Rapids Parks and Recreation Committee on April 4, 2017.
Updates
March 14, 2017
The momentum is incredible. This shows how much our community values keeping these swings.
34 Comments
Why forget the living to honor the fallen! I'm all for soldier memorials, but this is taking away from the children who actually play inside.
When we lived in Coon Rapids we lived within walking distance of this park. We would visit quite often. The swings were a favorite. There has to be another spot for the memorial that does not require removing something.
That is a great little park in a great location. Eliminating anything that gets kids outside to actually play is ridiculous. Let's be honest, how many monuments does one town need? Especially when there is one located only a couple blocks up the street next to the legion building where it should be. If this is allowed will something be stuck in every bare spot in any part of town?
This park is played in constantly. Why do the swings need removed for a memorial? Is there not enough room for both? I would guess that there are many places in town that could support a memorial. This is the only place on that side of town for kids to play. Please reconsider removing the play equipment.
The park needs to stay. This is one more way the residents at Thomas Rest Haven enjoy the children of our area. Also when families visit they let their children go play at Park while they visit their loved ones. Please do not take away our park!!!!
If you take them out replace them with new . The people at Thomas rest haven love to watch the kids
we need to save our park and there are enough other place to put this memorial. I am not sure we need another memorial to honor Shawn Muhr.
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The Veteran’s Park Committee of Coon Rapids is searching for a location to honor all veterans who have served from WWl to present. The proposed memorial would honor those who have served, as well as those who have given their lives for our country. The committee has suggested to place the new park on the south end of the Thomas Rest Haven park. To create this memorial, the swings located on the southern end of the park would need to be removed. Those involved with this petition are asking for reconsideration of the location for this memorial.
The Thomas Rest Haven park is the only park in the southern part of Coon Rapids which provides play equipment for children. This park has visitors’ year-round! Cold temperatures and snow do not keep children (of all ages) from playing there! Removing the swings would take away from the park, which in turn, takes away from the youth in our community.
The residents of Thomas Rest Haven and Park View Assisted Living enjoy watching children playing in the park. During warmer months residents and children enjoy the park together. The park provides a place for visitor to spend valuable time with their loved ones outside of TRH. There is no denying, that this park brings people (of all ages) together. Removing the swings, without a replacement would be a detriment to our park, which would affect our community young and old.
Although the equipment is dated and some of it needs to be replaced (another issue which needs to be addressed), this park brings community and non-community members together. It is part of our downtown. It is a place where children and families to go be together. It is a place where memories are made. Taking away from this park and the people it serves is not something of our selfless soldiers would agree with.
Please take a moment to sign this petition to show your support for keeping the swings in the Thomas Rest Haven Park. The collected signatures will be presented to the Coon Rapids Parks and Recreation Committee on April 4, 2017.
Updates
March 14, 2017
The momentum is incredible. This shows how much our community values keeping these swings.
34 Comments
It would be a shame to take it away. So many use it including my children when we are in town. Why not take the foutian out on the park on main street south of frolichs. If I remember right that memorial requires water to be hooked up.
Why forget the living to honor the fallen! I'm all for soldier memorials, but this is taking away from the children who actually play inside.
When we lived in Coon Rapids we lived within walking distance of this park. We would visit quite often. The swings were a favorite. There has to be another spot for the memorial that does not require removing something.
That is a great little park in a great location. Eliminating anything that gets kids outside to actually play is ridiculous. Let's be honest, how many monuments does one town need? Especially when there is one located only a couple blocks up the street next to the legion building where it should be. If this is allowed will something be stuck in every bare spot in any part of town?
This park is played in constantly. Why do the swings need removed for a memorial? Is there not enough room for both? I would guess that there are many places in town that could support a memorial. This is the only place on that side of town for kids to play. Please reconsider removing the play equipment.
The park needs to stay. This is one more way the residents at Thomas Rest Haven enjoy the children of our area. Also when families visit they let their children go play at Park while they visit their loved ones. Please do not take away our park!!!!
If you take them out replace them with new . The people at Thomas rest haven love to watch the kids
we need to save our park and there are enough other place to put this memorial. I am not sure we need another memorial to honor Shawn Muhr.
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It would be a shame to take it away. So many use it including my children when we are in town. Why not take the foutian out on the park on main street south of frolichs. If I remember right that memorial requires water to be hooked up.