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Heads up, Legion Park disc golf fans and fans of family-friendlyThomas Park. The City of Marion Parks and Recreation Department has plans to give land at the top of the park's wooded hill to real estate developers interested in building condominiums. This is being called a "land swap" and is an effort on the part of the Marion Parks and Recreation Department to rectify its own mistake in encroaching on private property when it did not abide to the original outlay of the new bike trail as planned in conjunction with surveyors.
This proposal will impact the quality of Thomas Park by:
1. Destroying a lovely green space enjoyed by hundreds of local citizens each week.
2. Destroying a natural habitat that is home to white tail deer, foxes, raccoons, morel mushrooms, wild phlox and more.
3. Eliminating a decades old tradition of children sledding on the Thomas Park hillside.
4. Negatively impacting the city park's ability to provide light, air, and open space to its users due to multi-family residential buildings overcrowding the park space.
5. Raising concerns about the safety and well-being of park users as multi-family residential buildings create a denser human population surrounding the park's main area of use.
6. Raising concerns about water flow, drainage, and soil erosion due to construction on the hill.
This proposal will impact the disc golf course by:
1. Eliminating the course's first few holes, necessitating that disc golfers walk several hundred yards into the back of the park, restricting accessibility.
2. Disrupting the flow of the course from hole to hole.
3. Degrading the caliber of play at Legion Park, which is now a highly regarded, professional course that is home to an annual tournament; bringing to Marion over 150 professional and amateur players from throughout the Midwest each spring.
4. Destroying the natural setting of the course which has a combination of wooded and open shots along with elevation changes that are enjoyed by hundreds of local, recreational players.
In signing this petition, we respectfully request that the City of Marion preserve Legion Park and Thomas Park as they are today, specifically foregoing the land swap involving the proposed hill area.
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Reached 250 supporters
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
Seeing the momentum behind this movement reminds me that I am not the only one who refuses to watch our neighborhood hill disappear under concrete. I grew up playing on that grass and it carries too much history to be traded away for private gain.
June 6, 2012
I spent so many afternoons on that hill watching my own kids learn to navigate the sledding slopes. We are nearing a major milestone and I need you to pass this link to your neighbors so those developers see exactly how many of us refuse to lose this park.
Reached 100 supporters
June 6, 2012
6 Comments
My kids love that hill in the winter. Real estate developers already have enough land. LEAVE OUR PARKS ALONE.
Ridiculous that they messed up their own planning and want us to pay for it with our park space.
Keep the park how it is. We dont need more condos tearing up the trees.
Please dont let them ruin this spot. It is the only place left for the family to go that is free and quiet.
Too many apartments going up in Marion already. Stop building and start preserving what we got. Save the course!
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Heads up, Legion Park disc golf fans and fans of family-friendlyThomas Park. The City of Marion Parks and Recreation Department has plans to give land at the top of the park's wooded hill to real estate developers interested in building condominiums. This is being called a "land swap" and is an effort on the part of the Marion Parks and Recreation Department to rectify its own mistake in encroaching on private property when it did not abide to the original outlay of the new bike trail as planned in conjunction with surveyors.
This proposal will impact the quality of Thomas Park by:
1. Destroying a lovely green space enjoyed by hundreds of local citizens each week.
2. Destroying a natural habitat that is home to white tail deer, foxes, raccoons, morel mushrooms, wild phlox and more.
3. Eliminating a decades old tradition of children sledding on the Thomas Park hillside.
4. Negatively impacting the city park's ability to provide light, air, and open space to its users due to multi-family residential buildings overcrowding the park space.
5. Raising concerns about the safety and well-being of park users as multi-family residential buildings create a denser human population surrounding the park's main area of use.
6. Raising concerns about water flow, drainage, and soil erosion due to construction on the hill.
This proposal will impact the disc golf course by:
1. Eliminating the course's first few holes, necessitating that disc golfers walk several hundred yards into the back of the park, restricting accessibility.
2. Disrupting the flow of the course from hole to hole.
3. Degrading the caliber of play at Legion Park, which is now a highly regarded, professional course that is home to an annual tournament; bringing to Marion over 150 professional and amateur players from throughout the Midwest each spring.
4. Destroying the natural setting of the course which has a combination of wooded and open shots along with elevation changes that are enjoyed by hundreds of local, recreational players.
In signing this petition, we respectfully request that the City of Marion preserve Legion Park and Thomas Park as they are today, specifically foregoing the land swap involving the proposed hill area.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
Seeing the momentum behind this movement reminds me that I am not the only one who refuses to watch our neighborhood hill disappear under concrete. I grew up playing on that grass and it carries too much history to be traded away for private gain.
June 6, 2012
I spent so many afternoons on that hill watching my own kids learn to navigate the sledding slopes. We are nearing a major milestone and I need you to pass this link to your neighbors so those developers see exactly how many of us refuse to lose this park.
Reached 100 supporters
June 6, 2012
6 Comments
Been playing this course for years and its one of the best in the area. Such a shame they think they can just pave over it.
My kids love that hill in the winter. Real estate developers already have enough land. LEAVE OUR PARKS ALONE.
Ridiculous that they messed up their own planning and want us to pay for it with our park space.
Keep the park how it is. We dont need more condos tearing up the trees.
Please dont let them ruin this spot. It is the only place left for the family to go that is free and quiet.
Too many apartments going up in Marion already. Stop building and start preserving what we got. Save the course!
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Been playing this course for years and its one of the best in the area. Such a shame they think they can just pave over it.