PETITION TO PRESERVE PAYNE PARK

There are plenty of other places where the orchestra could go. The park is a wonderful open space and well used by residents and visitors alike.

We cannot continue to build on every piece of land! Quality of life means trees, walks in the park, picnics . Enough already! People do not come here for a condo on every corner.

I am a long term supporter of both the Sarasota Orchestra and Payne Park. I urge the City of Sarasota to preserve Payne Park and find a different location for the Orchestra's new venue.

I believe it would be criminal to appropriate this beautiful park land for any other than the designated purposes. I recently visited Sarasota from upstate New York and so enjoyed my time walking about the park (being carless). You should recognize and appreciate what a lovely natural space you have!

A new concert hall is important to me, but not in Payne Park!

Don’t take away the only open green space in the downtown area. I play disc golf there as well as enjoying time at the cafe and watching the kids in the skate park. When is enough development enough?

We need Payne Park

There are so few nice green parks left....Please save Payne Park and keep it the way it is!!

Open green space is God’s creation and must be preserved!

Please save this green space the orchestra should find an existing building and remodel it!!!!

Preserve Payne Park

Once brick and mortar comes in the green space is lost forever. The park is there to be enjoyed 365 days a year, unlike the orchestra which largely caters to the seasonal crowd.

Need to go with original bayfront plan for orchestra.

Please do not use any park system like Payne Park to build on

The history of Payne Park pertaining to the trailer parks with the Tin Can Tourists seems something not stated or forgotten. The focus on Payne Park is important as well its preservation - this education of its history needs to be available before any troubles arise.

NO NO NO Enough is enough. Quit taking up all our green space!

Need to preserve Payne Park. Find another option for the Sarasota Orchestra. We need to leave some natural green spaces alone. Bad enough they are building all those condos across the street.

I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!

Save Payne Park tennis center! It’s such a great tennis facility and gets used so much that they require a membership to play on a team there! Why destroy something that promotes an active lifestyle for community members from age 11-90!

Please preserve our dwindling open space in the City of SRQ!! Thank you~