Renovation plan should go back to the drawing board
The above photos were on display at a meeting for local residents to view the plans for the renovation of Hamilton Park.
The photos give the appearance that a renovation might include these kinds of flower and community gardens. Although the plans reveal two narrow floral gardens, they are not nearly grand enough to resemble any of the gardens depicted in these photos. Although residents had asked for more gardens, what they are getting is significantly less.
In addition, the plans do not include irrigation, which is necessary for healthy lawns and landscaping.
The renovation is going to cost 2 million, but we don't know where this money will be spent; a breakdown of cost was not provided.
A professional plan would include a reference "key" to indicate what all markings on the plan represent; there was none.
Announcements for this meeting, like the previous meetings leading up to this one, targeted a small group of local residents. Hamilton Park is a public park, and the City should have given adequate, public notice, so that all interested residents could participate in the planning process.
