There is plenty of room around the Van W. car park and Beatrice Friedman where we already attend great concerts. The dirt and mess created would ruin Payne Park which we all love as a centre of JOY in the City.
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mark
7 years ago
save the park
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John Herbert
7 years ago
Enough, already . Green space is critical. What gives the City of Sarasota the right to completely disregard the intent of the Payne Family? This would be a travesty and most likely open the City up for yet another lawsuit.
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Sally and Ron Rackey
7 years ago
After some consideration of what appeared to be a good idea, we have decided that a vital green space on which much work has been done over many years, and respecting the Payne family gift of a park in perpetuity is of the most importance.
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Lori Naylor
7 years ago
We need our parks!
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Adrian Gadd
7 years ago
This would be morally wrong to do and besides this already a tremendous amount of general public that utilize and enjoy the park and its facilities!
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THOMAS M DREW
7 years ago
Green space is precious and with the continued growth in Sarasota, ever more important
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Louis Garcia
7 years ago
There are buildings with plenty of parking space available. One is at Southgate Mall, a former movie theater!!
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Charles and Janet Wayte
7 years ago
Parks are for all people. Not just those who can afford tickets.
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Agata Gobic
7 years ago
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Keep Payne Park! North Sarasota could use for the Orchestra to develop where already exists a cultural community, i.e., Magnet Schools for the Arts, Ringling Museum, Ringling College, The Sarasota Ballet, Asolo Theater, just to name a few.
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James Sleichert
7 years ago
Leave it alone. Have you not already screwed up enough with over building
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Mona Griffin
7 years ago
Leave Payne Park the way it is and was meant to be.
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Charles and Janet Wayte
7 years ago
Parks are for all people. Not just a playground for those who can afford the symphony. And we are for the symphony. But not at the park.
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Elizabeth Moore
7 years ago
If the Payne family donated this land with the stipulation that it remain open green recreational space and the City of Sarasota accepted those terms, it is wrong and illegal to construction a cement building there. Aside from the legal implications, Sarasota is experiencing the devastating effects of stormwater runoff into our natural water systems: this proposed concert hall and impervious parking lot would exasperate this hot issue in our community. We need to save space even in urban areas for watershed and wildlife.
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Merrill weingrod
7 years ago
Losing Payne Park's green space, wildlife and recreational areas would be a great tragedy for local residents. I'm sure another site could be found in the area for the orchestra.
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Anonymous
7 years ago
I play tennis and enjoy Payne park. I strongly disagree with the orchestra’s proposal to redevelop our green space
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Flinn Dallis
7 years ago
Please don’t turn this paradise into a concrete jungle!
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Barbara Lancer
7 years ago
Horrible! Please do not build another ugly building and take away this recreational space:(
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Donald Strang
7 years ago
Please save our beautiful park
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PHOEBE SALTEN
7 years ago
Payne Park is an island of quiet and beauty a few short steps from our residence at the corner of Main and Washington. We walk there daily as do many others, enjoying the marvelous birds, the green and the soul-satisfying vistas if open space. Sarasota is rich in culture, in entertainment and in a vibrant population. We are remarkably poor in green space.
Please vote the orchestra proposal down. Once lost, this gem can never be recaptured.
Phoebe Salten
There is plenty of room around the Van W. car park and Beatrice Friedman where we already attend great concerts. The dirt and mess created would ruin Payne Park which we all love as a centre of JOY in the City.
save the park
Enough, already . Green space is critical. What gives the City of Sarasota the right to completely disregard the intent of the Payne Family? This would be a travesty and most likely open the City up for yet another lawsuit.
After some consideration of what appeared to be a good idea, we have decided that a vital green space on which much work has been done over many years, and respecting the Payne family gift of a park in perpetuity is of the most importance.
We need our parks!
This would be morally wrong to do and besides this already a tremendous amount of general public that utilize and enjoy the park and its facilities!
Green space is precious and with the continued growth in Sarasota, ever more important
There are buildings with plenty of parking space available. One is at Southgate Mall, a former movie theater!!
Parks are for all people. Not just those who can afford tickets.
Keep Payne Park! North Sarasota could use for the Orchestra to develop where already exists a cultural community, i.e., Magnet Schools for the Arts, Ringling Museum, Ringling College, The Sarasota Ballet, Asolo Theater, just to name a few.
Leave it alone. Have you not already screwed up enough with over building
Leave Payne Park the way it is and was meant to be.
Parks are for all people. Not just a playground for those who can afford the symphony. And we are for the symphony. But not at the park.
If the Payne family donated this land with the stipulation that it remain open green recreational space and the City of Sarasota accepted those terms, it is wrong and illegal to construction a cement building there. Aside from the legal implications, Sarasota is experiencing the devastating effects of stormwater runoff into our natural water systems: this proposed concert hall and impervious parking lot would exasperate this hot issue in our community. We need to save space even in urban areas for watershed and wildlife.
Losing Payne Park's green space, wildlife and recreational areas would be a great tragedy for local residents. I'm sure another site could be found in the area for the orchestra.
I play tennis and enjoy Payne park. I strongly disagree with the orchestra’s proposal to redevelop our green space
Please don’t turn this paradise into a concrete jungle!
Horrible! Please do not build another ugly building and take away this recreational space:(
Please save our beautiful park
Payne Park is an island of quiet and beauty a few short steps from our residence at the corner of Main and Washington. We walk there daily as do many others, enjoying the marvelous birds, the green and the soul-satisfying vistas if open space. Sarasota is rich in culture, in entertainment and in a vibrant population. We are remarkably poor in green space. Please vote the orchestra proposal down. Once lost, this gem can never be recaptured. Phoebe Salten