Park Maintenance Requests

Opened: Jul 29, 2011, 11:30 AM15y ago
Description: To Whom It May Concern: I am concerned about the use of Carter Palyground in the South End of Boston. I live in D7 and use Franklin Park, which needs tending to, so I'm informing you. It appears that Northeastern University has taken over this public space. It completely surrounds the once black neigborhood and has usurped almost all use of this park. My concern is that the City may still be maintaining it from the Parks and Recreation budget, which may be unfair. If NEU is using it as part of its athletic activities for students then it should maintain it. As you know, during these hard economic times, the City budget may be strained, thus, other parks, whose maintenance comes from the City budget may be getting short changed. Franklin Park is one of these parks. There are very dangerous dead trees that pose a real threat to users because the budget may not stretch far enough to cut them down. NEU could maintain Carter Playground and save the City some money that can be used to maintain parks that City residents use. Please check to msee if the City or NEU maintains the Carter Playground, and act on this if possible. Thanks, Jose A. Alicea | SR Area: [Ground Maintenance]

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