To:
Mayor Karl Dean
Mr. Billy Fields, Director, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods
Mr. Tommy Lynch, Interim Director, Metro Board of Parks and Recreation
Ms. Ivanetta Davis Samuels, Chairperson
Mr. Stan Fossick, Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Charles McTorry
Mr. James Lawson
Mr. George Anderson
Ms. Kay Simmons
Ms. Tonya Jones
Mr. Jason Holleman, District 24 Councilperson
Date: April 5, 2011
Re: Older Children's Swings for Woodmont Park
We, friends and users of Woodmont Park, would like to do all we can to improve our neighborhood, the health of our children and the community as a whole. We are regular users of Woodmont Park, and enjoy its accessibility, intimate scale and the facilities it offers, particularly for very young children.
When a new playground was installed in the Park in 2004, baby swings were part of the plan, but unfortunately swings for older children were not. We feel that the Park could be so much more valuable to more families if older children’s swings could be added.
The Woodlawn Area Neighborhood Association and other interested parties have, for the past two years, undertaken many improvements to Woodmont Park, under the very fine guidance and assistance of the staff of Metro Parks. Anecdotally, we feel that these small improvements have already resulted in increased utilization of the Park, with attendant benefits for the surrounding neighborhoods. All improvements have been the result of individual donations and small grants for trees. An older children’s swingset is outside our budget for the foreseeable future; thus, we respectfully ask that either a) a specific allocation be made in the upcoming Metro Budget, or that b) funds be included in the next fiscal year budget for General Park Improvements, of which part could be used to install older children’s swings at Woodmont Park and necessary adjustments under ADA to facilitate access to those swings.
We understand the tremendous strain that Metro faces with regard to budgeting. In this case, we feel a very small amount of money in terms of that overall budget could bring a large dividend in terms of park usage, children’s health, and neighborhood vitality. We thank you for your service to Nashville, and hope that you take our petition under serious consideration.
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Updates
April 4, 2011
Dean and the parks department are still ignoring our requests despite these clear needs. Their silence shows exactly how little they care about the families who actually use Woodmont Park. I am taking this directly to their offices now.
April 4, 2011
The momentum we have built proves that the city can no longer ignore the basic needs of our neighborhood children. Mayor Dean and the parks department need to stop dragging their feet and finally install the equipment we have been demanding for years.
6 Comments
Seriously? The park is great for toddlers but my older girls want to swing too. It seems like a simple fix.
ABOUT TIME. We have been waiting for this for years. Woodmont needs to grow with the neighborhood kids.
Woodmont is our favorite spot but we end up leaving way to early because the older kids have no equipment. lets get this done.
Would be great if we could just hang out at the park longer. fix the swing situation.
My 8 year old gets bored so fast because there is nothing for him to do. Please add some big kid swings.
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To:
Mayor Karl Dean
Mr. Billy Fields, Director, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods
Mr. Tommy Lynch, Interim Director, Metro Board of Parks and Recreation
Ms. Ivanetta Davis Samuels, Chairperson
Mr. Stan Fossick, Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Charles McTorry
Mr. James Lawson
Mr. George Anderson
Ms. Kay Simmons
Ms. Tonya Jones
Mr. Jason Holleman, District 24 Councilperson
Date: April 5, 2011
Re: Older Children's Swings for Woodmont Park
We, friends and users of Woodmont Park, would like to do all we can to improve our neighborhood, the health of our children and the community as a whole. We are regular users of Woodmont Park, and enjoy its accessibility, intimate scale and the facilities it offers, particularly for very young children.
When a new playground was installed in the Park in 2004, baby swings were part of the plan, but unfortunately swings for older children were not. We feel that the Park could be so much more valuable to more families if older children’s swings could be added.
The Woodlawn Area Neighborhood Association and other interested parties have, for the past two years, undertaken many improvements to Woodmont Park, under the very fine guidance and assistance of the staff of Metro Parks. Anecdotally, we feel that these small improvements have already resulted in increased utilization of the Park, with attendant benefits for the surrounding neighborhoods. All improvements have been the result of individual donations and small grants for trees. An older children’s swingset is outside our budget for the foreseeable future; thus, we respectfully ask that either a) a specific allocation be made in the upcoming Metro Budget, or that b) funds be included in the next fiscal year budget for General Park Improvements, of which part could be used to install older children’s swings at Woodmont Park and necessary adjustments under ADA to facilitate access to those swings.
We understand the tremendous strain that Metro faces with regard to budgeting. In this case, we feel a very small amount of money in terms of that overall budget could bring a large dividend in terms of park usage, children’s health, and neighborhood vitality. We thank you for your service to Nashville, and hope that you take our petition under serious consideration.
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Updates
April 4, 2011
Dean and the parks department are still ignoring our requests despite these clear needs. Their silence shows exactly how little they care about the families who actually use Woodmont Park. I am taking this directly to their offices now.
April 4, 2011
The momentum we have built proves that the city can no longer ignore the basic needs of our neighborhood children. Mayor Dean and the parks department need to stop dragging their feet and finally install the equipment we have been demanding for years.
6 Comments
Used to take my kids here all the time and they always ask why there are no swings for them. Please help.
Seriously? The park is great for toddlers but my older girls want to swing too. It seems like a simple fix.
ABOUT TIME. We have been waiting for this for years. Woodmont needs to grow with the neighborhood kids.
Woodmont is our favorite spot but we end up leaving way to early because the older kids have no equipment. lets get this done.
Would be great if we could just hang out at the park longer. fix the swing situation.
My 8 year old gets bored so fast because there is nothing for him to do. Please add some big kid swings.
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Used to take my kids here all the time and they always ask why there are no swings for them. Please help.