A Call to All Residents WITHIN THE RADIUS OF THE ARANGUEZ SAVANNAH – Mt. Lambert, Mt Hope, Mt. D’or, The Villas, Petit Bourg, The Croisee, Champs Fleurs, San Juan Hill, Silver Mill, All Our Farmers, Our Vendors, Bushe Street, Aranguez / El Soccorro from the Eastern Main Road to the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Lovers of Our Aranguez “Open Green Space” Savannah…
The Ministry of Sports / The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) are conniving (planning(?) to desecrate our Aranguez Savannah by trespassing on 40% of our open green space to put a Regional Indoor Sporting Facility, a Tennis Court and a Parking Lot for Sixty (60) Vehicles on property that was left by the Aranguez Estate Limited, by deed, to be used by the surrounding communities “as recreational grounds, to be used by the PUBLIC”. Their intention, from prior correspondence between the Estate and the Local County Council, was to continue a tradition that the Company had instituted and maintained for at least eighty years prior.
Property owners in the surrounding communities have identified several Reasons why this project must be stopped:
1. The Aranguez Savannah is “intended to be used as recreational grounds to be used by the PUBLIC” i.e. the surrounding communities’ unrestricted use; and NOT as a location for Thirty Million Dollar ‘Enclosed’ ‘Regional’ Sporting Facilities.
2. Increased Flooding e.g. in Mt Lambert and surrounding farming areas will result as extensive paved areas in the Savannah will prevent rain water from filtering down to aquifers below the Savannah and therefore will add significantly to existing flooding problems.
3. Too much Green Space will be lost. Such spaces clean the atmosphere of these closely built communities. Much research has been done on the value of open green spaces to human health and well being. The Minister of Sport should consult with his cabinet colleague, Dr Fuad Khan, Minister of Health on these facts.
4. Dust Pollution from increased vehicular movement in the area.
5. Noise Pollution for those people who live very close to the Savannah, some of whom are 70 – 90 years of age.
6. Security Issues - too many persons unknown in our communities will be frequenting our areas – some with criminal intent.
7. Too much space will be taken away from current and future Savannah users as our population continues to increase.
8. It will affect the aesthetics of the Beautiful Open Green Space that is Our Aranguez Savannah.
Updates
January 3, 2014
The Aranguez Savannah is the only piece of open ground left for our children to play and for our community to breathe. I have spent the last few days reviewing the original deed and the legal history of this land because I refuse to let them pave over eighty years of our local heritage.
January 3, 2014
Seeing so many of you join this fight proves that this land belongs to our community and our children. I spent my entire childhood playing on this grass and knowing I am not fighting for it alone keeps me going.
33 Comments
i have lived all my life in Mt Lambert the aranguez was always a recreation for the area why do we need a sporting facility there.
As a frequent visitor to Mt Lambert, I walk in the Savannah almost daily when I am there. In my experience, there are few places where one can find such a pleasant and expansive walking path so close to residential neighbourhoods. It is not surprising it is so popular. Turning a large part of the Savannah into a built-up sports facility with parking would be a terrible loss.
I fondly recall when there was a real savannah with horses, livestock and over a dozen Samaan trees. There was no Priority Bus Route, no flourescent lights, no vehicles on the grass and lots of fruit trees in the Farrell estate house. Today, the vegetable farms to the south have disappeared and illegal squatters are almost everywhere. Aranguez Estates is no more. And the whole area is quickly becoming a ghetto. The elected government should stop this lunacy.
The Aranguez Savannah is an essential contributor to community life in our area. Toddlers, the elderly, and everyone in between now enjoy the space. Every day it is busy with neighbours meeting and greeting one another, children playing, athletes training, and recreational activities. What is the point of disrupting this beautiful outdoor space that works so well for so many of us?
Aranguez is a very good and highly utilized recreational ground in its current state. Let's plant a few beautiful big trees in the savannah to replace the 8 or 9 Samaan tress that were lost over the past 40 years. Say a loud "NO" to destroying our Aranguez Savannah! Who asked for this proposed sporting facility to be built???
Where would the children play?
I enjoy walking this Savannah and having my siblings children play/fly kites.
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A Call to All Residents WITHIN THE RADIUS OF THE ARANGUEZ SAVANNAH – Mt. Lambert, Mt Hope, Mt. D’or, The Villas, Petit Bourg, The Croisee, Champs Fleurs, San Juan Hill, Silver Mill, All Our Farmers, Our Vendors, Bushe Street, Aranguez / El Soccorro from the Eastern Main Road to the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Lovers of Our Aranguez “Open Green Space” Savannah…
The Ministry of Sports / The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) are conniving (planning(?) to desecrate our Aranguez Savannah by trespassing on 40% of our open green space to put a Regional Indoor Sporting Facility, a Tennis Court and a Parking Lot for Sixty (60) Vehicles on property that was left by the Aranguez Estate Limited, by deed, to be used by the surrounding communities “as recreational grounds, to be used by the PUBLIC”. Their intention, from prior correspondence between the Estate and the Local County Council, was to continue a tradition that the Company had instituted and maintained for at least eighty years prior.
Property owners in the surrounding communities have identified several Reasons why this project must be stopped:
1. The Aranguez Savannah is “intended to be used as recreational grounds to be used by the PUBLIC” i.e. the surrounding communities’ unrestricted use; and NOT as a location for Thirty Million Dollar ‘Enclosed’ ‘Regional’ Sporting Facilities.
2. Increased Flooding e.g. in Mt Lambert and surrounding farming areas will result as extensive paved areas in the Savannah will prevent rain water from filtering down to aquifers below the Savannah and therefore will add significantly to existing flooding problems.
3. Too much Green Space will be lost. Such spaces clean the atmosphere of these closely built communities. Much research has been done on the value of open green spaces to human health and well being. The Minister of Sport should consult with his cabinet colleague, Dr Fuad Khan, Minister of Health on these facts.
4. Dust Pollution from increased vehicular movement in the area.
5. Noise Pollution for those people who live very close to the Savannah, some of whom are 70 – 90 years of age.
6. Security Issues - too many persons unknown in our communities will be frequenting our areas – some with criminal intent.
7. Too much space will be taken away from current and future Savannah users as our population continues to increase.
8. It will affect the aesthetics of the Beautiful Open Green Space that is Our Aranguez Savannah.
Updates
January 3, 2014
The Aranguez Savannah is the only piece of open ground left for our children to play and for our community to breathe. I have spent the last few days reviewing the original deed and the legal history of this land because I refuse to let them pave over eighty years of our local heritage.
January 3, 2014
Seeing so many of you join this fight proves that this land belongs to our community and our children. I spent my entire childhood playing on this grass and knowing I am not fighting for it alone keeps me going.
33 Comments
With so much of our surroundings becoming devoped with new, bigger and taller buildings we really need to secure any green spaces that are currently being utilised in areas that support a high level of residential communities
i have lived all my life in Mt Lambert the aranguez was always a recreation for the area why do we need a sporting facility there.
As a frequent visitor to Mt Lambert, I walk in the Savannah almost daily when I am there. In my experience, there are few places where one can find such a pleasant and expansive walking path so close to residential neighbourhoods. It is not surprising it is so popular. Turning a large part of the Savannah into a built-up sports facility with parking would be a terrible loss.
I fondly recall when there was a real savannah with horses, livestock and over a dozen Samaan trees. There was no Priority Bus Route, no flourescent lights, no vehicles on the grass and lots of fruit trees in the Farrell estate house. Today, the vegetable farms to the south have disappeared and illegal squatters are almost everywhere. Aranguez Estates is no more. And the whole area is quickly becoming a ghetto. The elected government should stop this lunacy.
The Aranguez Savannah is an essential contributor to community life in our area. Toddlers, the elderly, and everyone in between now enjoy the space. Every day it is busy with neighbours meeting and greeting one another, children playing, athletes training, and recreational activities. What is the point of disrupting this beautiful outdoor space that works so well for so many of us?
Aranguez is a very good and highly utilized recreational ground in its current state. Let's plant a few beautiful big trees in the savannah to replace the 8 or 9 Samaan tress that were lost over the past 40 years. Say a loud "NO" to destroying our Aranguez Savannah! Who asked for this proposed sporting facility to be built???
Where would the children play?
I enjoy walking this Savannah and having my siblings children play/fly kites.
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With so much of our surroundings becoming devoped with new, bigger and taller buildings we really need to secure any green spaces that are currently being utilised in areas that support a high level of residential communities