The school district just scrapped the parking lot plan. The Rose Garden is safe. Thanks for sticking with this.
June 9, 2014
Final supporters
The Bethlehem Rose Garden is under attack by The Bethlehem Area School District who has set forth a plan to the City of Bethlehem to turn a portion of the park into a parking lot for the next three years during the construction of the new Middle School. The area under attack is the present site bordering 10 Ave and Union Blvd where the playground now stands. The proposal has received little attention by the local newspapers and I'm sure many of the neighbors or people who live near or even use the park are aware of the proposal by BASD! An alternative to creating a parking lot would be to use the vacant Martin Tower parking lots and shuttle teachers and staff to the school during the week. Please help to save our Rose Garden and leave it as is by signing this petition!
Here are two recent articles:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2014/05/bethlehem_area_school_district_128.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-bethlehm-schools-0505-20140505,0,2476513.story
Updates
May 17, 2014
Five hundred signatures on the board. The message is clear.
Reached 500 supporters
May 17, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
May 13, 2014
13 Comments
i live across the street from the rose garden. please do not take away my pretty view. there is not a lot of parking space left on street now,and when neighbors need work done on homes,no place for their trucks to park. please use martin towers, or the field by the school to put teachers..
What would they do if the park was NOT there? Would they not build the School? No, they would block off the street and detour the cars. Taking over the park for the convenience of the school district or the contractor is not an option. There is plenty of room in the street that inconveniences only those who drive. Detours are ALWAYS done when streets are renovated. You cannot detour neighborhood park users to another park. Looking around all I see is parking lots and paved areas (Union Blvd, Lowes, Martin Towers.) Have them use those under utilized resources before the park is considered!
Parking lot proposed is for heavy construction equipment and NOT school parking Re-post of info by DJ Seibert: This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
There are plenty of parking spots at Martin Towers that are not being used. There are also two signaled crosswalks along the way to safely cross 8th Ave. If part of the Rose Garden is made into a parking lot I doubt that the people will walk up to the corner at 8th Ave and Union Blvd to safely cross the street at the signaled crosswalk. I could see people crossing the busy Union Blvd at 9th or 10th Ave where there is NO signaled crosswalk and would be dangerous.
This question was asked by Leslie Thrash: Is there a paper copy of this petition for people who do not have computer access? I do not have one but would be willing to start one!
Parking lot proposed is for heavy construction equipment and NOT school parking Re-post of info by DJ Seibert: This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
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The school district just scrapped the parking lot plan. The Rose Garden is safe. Thanks for sticking with this.
June 9, 2014
Final supporters
The Bethlehem Rose Garden is under attack by The Bethlehem Area School District who has set forth a plan to the City of Bethlehem to turn a portion of the park into a parking lot for the next three years during the construction of the new Middle School. The area under attack is the present site bordering 10 Ave and Union Blvd where the playground now stands. The proposal has received little attention by the local newspapers and I'm sure many of the neighbors or people who live near or even use the park are aware of the proposal by BASD! An alternative to creating a parking lot would be to use the vacant Martin Tower parking lots and shuttle teachers and staff to the school during the week. Please help to save our Rose Garden and leave it as is by signing this petition!
Here are two recent articles:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2014/05/bethlehem_area_school_district_128.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-bethlehm-schools-0505-20140505,0,2476513.story
Updates
May 17, 2014
Five hundred signatures on the board. The message is clear.
Reached 500 supporters
May 17, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
May 13, 2014
13 Comments
The paved area by the band shell could be expanded on 8th Ave and left that way. It would then be a short distance to walk up 8th Ave and cross at the crosswalk to the school. We are only talking 81 spaces. I'm sure something else can be figured out without taking such drastic measures.
i live across the street from the rose garden. please do not take away my pretty view. there is not a lot of parking space left on street now,and when neighbors need work done on homes,no place for their trucks to park. please use martin towers, or the field by the school to put teachers..
What would they do if the park was NOT there? Would they not build the School? No, they would block off the street and detour the cars. Taking over the park for the convenience of the school district or the contractor is not an option. There is plenty of room in the street that inconveniences only those who drive. Detours are ALWAYS done when streets are renovated. You cannot detour neighborhood park users to another park. Looking around all I see is parking lots and paved areas (Union Blvd, Lowes, Martin Towers.) Have them use those under utilized resources before the park is considered!
Parking lot proposed is for heavy construction equipment and NOT school parking Re-post of info by DJ Seibert: This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
There are plenty of parking spots at Martin Towers that are not being used. There are also two signaled crosswalks along the way to safely cross 8th Ave. If part of the Rose Garden is made into a parking lot I doubt that the people will walk up to the corner at 8th Ave and Union Blvd to safely cross the street at the signaled crosswalk. I could see people crossing the busy Union Blvd at 9th or 10th Ave where there is NO signaled crosswalk and would be dangerous.
This question was asked by Leslie Thrash: Is there a paper copy of this petition for people who do not have computer access? I do not have one but would be willing to start one!
Parking lot proposed is for heavy construction equipment and NOT school parking Re-post of info by DJ Seibert: This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
This is to advise that the following meeting has been scheduled: Parks and Public Property Committee Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 - 7:00 PM - Town Hall Subject: Proposed Lease Agreement with BASD - Portion of Rose Garden Nanette S. Snyder Assistant City Clerk City of Bethlehem 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: 610-865-7130
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The paved area by the band shell could be expanded on 8th Ave and left that way. It would then be a short distance to walk up 8th Ave and cross at the crosswalk to the school. We are only talking 81 spaces. I'm sure something else can be figured out without taking such drastic measures.