Letter: Ward Park Association Questions Amount of Fields to be Lost

The Ward Park Neighborhood Association is saying that up to 15 percent of field space could be lost with the installation of a Senior Center at Ward Park

Editor's Note: The following is a letter written by members of the Ward Park Neighborhood Association. It is addressing the proposal by Mayor Arthur Vigeant to place a new Senior Center at Ward Park. Marlborough Ma – In response to the growing opposition against his plan to take away public park land for a 13,000 square foot municipal building, Mayor Vigeant recently sent letters via US mail to residents in the Ward Park neighborhood. A map specially prepared by the City DPW Engineering division on February 20, 2013 was included. The map shows the 7.6 acres that constitute Ward Park (parcel 69-394), but also includes a grove of trees, the Bigelow School parcel, and other city owned parcels in an attempt to convey there are 12 acres of city…

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Letter: Ward Park Association Responds to Mayor

Members of the Ward Park Neighborhood Association have responded to Mayor Arthur Vigeant's reasons for choosing Ward Park as a location for a new Senior Center.

Editor's Note: The following statement is in response to a release from Mayor Arthur Vigeant regarding the proposed use of a section of Ward Park for a new Senior Center. The entire response from the neighborhood association — whose members have started a petition to stop the use of the land for anything but a park — is included below. It is longer than most letters to the editor, but it was this editor's decision that the full letter be run as is. Ward Park Neighborhood Association Response to Mayor A. Vigeant’s Press Release: Ward Park Senior Center Proposal, FAQ February 5, 2013   Where will the new Senior Center be located at Ward Park?  Is it on the football field? True, the Senior Center will not be located on the football field; it …

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