The new plaza design obviously took a great deal of work and has some amazing and beautiful features.
\nI don’t understand why we are dedicating so much of the main plaza to a playground.
\nThere are not that many children at EMP. The large majority of shareholders are older and do not have children. It seems we are catering to this small group but not offering so much to adults.<\/p>\n
Our existing playground is small and in a closed-off area. Having the playground in the main plaza creates a noise problem for anyone facing the plaza. The sounds of screaming children (an acquired taste, for sure) will echo around the plaza.
\nWhy do we want to attract lots of neighborhood children to our property?
\nThere is already a new mini-park and play facility on Asser Levy place less than one block away.
\nWe will have security and liability issues having this large play facility here. We also run the risk of attracting sex offenders.
\nOne co-operator made a great point at the plaza presentation meeting when he noted that while he likes kids, he wouldn’t buy a house situated next to a playground.
\nPerhaps a scaled-down playground would be far more appropriate.<\/p>\n
While the proposed design for the park is lovely, I am concerned it will be costly to maintain. The plaza should be low maintenance both from a security and upkeep standpoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The new plaza design obviously took a great deal of work and has some amazing and beautiful features. I don’t understand why we are dedicating so much of the main plaza to a playground. There are not that many children … Continue reading