From Bob Brust of Dolores Park Works:
Jacob Gilchrist, Rec and Parks Project Manager for the Dolores Park renovation has organized a series of public meetings to “help create the vision for a renovated Dolores Park.” The first of these Public Meetings will be this Monday, September 13, 6:30 PM at the Dolores Park Church.
If you have thoughts, concerns or ideas on the renovation, this is the place to bring them. The meeting will include panelists from local organizations committed to Dolores Park, including Dolores Park Works steering committee member Crystal Vann Wallstrom.
Jacob promises to provide an overview of where we are in the renovation process and to answer all of our questions. “We can now begin, as a group, the overall conversation for how best to improve the park.” Jacob told us, “I am optimistic that we can actually begin moving forward with a real design and improvement conversation.”
Information on this project can also be found on the new Dolores Park Renovation website, parks.sfgov.org/dolorespark where you are encouraged to participate in the on the on-line survey. Jacob is also encouraging us to contact him directly with any questions or ideas. Please make sure your ideas are heard.
When: Monday, September 13, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: Dolores Park Church, 455 Dolores Street
For additional information contact Jacob Gilchrist, 415 581-2561
See you there!
Previously:
dp was sick, now its getting ruined by the city and regulations by the time you “revamp” it people will have moved on to somewhere else where they get left alone
Public input is overrated. There is no possible way to make everyone happy in that kind of situation. The parks commission needs to just tell everyone to STFU and let the landscape architects and engineers do their jobs.
Well you have certain proposed a strategy to ensure that everyone is unhappy. But please feel free to STFU yourself, it seems unlikely that you would add anything positive to the discussion.
Pretty much. The public input game is merely a ploy to provide political cover for city staff and descision makers. When someone complains at the approval hearing, the City will be able to say “we conducted X number of community meetings to take public comments and several people voiced opinions different from yours. In preparing the plan we tried to accomodate everyone’s suggestions, but that is not always possible. Blah blah blah.”