{"id":4384,"date":"2013-12-17T21:08:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T04:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2013-12-17T21:08:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T04:08:53","slug":"city-park-renovation-to-make-central-park-look-like-pile-of-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4384","title":{"rendered":"City Park Renovation to Make Central Park Look Like Pile of Crap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"City<\/a>According to the December issue of the Front Porch<\/a>, Denver Department of Parks and Recreation plans to create massive play structures all over City Park that will be integrated through a series of trails and tunnels. \u201cThis is a very exciting project,\u201d said District 8 Councilman Albus Brooks. \u201cIt kicks the crap out of what Councilman Herndon has over there in Stapleton at Central Park.\u201d\n\nStapleton\u2019s Central Park receives tens of thousands of visitors every year from all over Denver for its innovative playground equipment. \u201cWhen we started the project, we told all of the potential designers, we wanted what Stapleton has, but make it a lot better,\u201d said Councilman Brooks. \u201cThe designers really blew our minds with what they came up with. They were able to make our beautiful park look like a theme park. Exactly what everyone wanted.\u201d\nWell, maybe not exactly. Some residents have started a \u201cStop City Loop Initiative<\/a>\u201d to make sure the project doesn\u2019t begin when scheduled in early 2015. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a water park,\u201d exclaimed Park Hill resident Sam Hartland. \u201cThis is a historic, beautiful Denver park. This is destruction of property, not an improvement.\u201d Other Park Hill residents agree. \u201cTake away the fact that it is going to hurt parking for residents, zoo-goers, golfers, and museum patrons,\u201d said Nancy Miller. \u201cThis is something you should do to a suburban park, or Stapleton. This does not belong in a city park project.\u201d\nOthers have taken their concern further. \u201cWhat happened to kids playing sports or figuring out their own games with what is available at the park?\u201d asked resident Jason Leonhart. \u201cAre we that lazy we can\u2019t play with them or let them use their creativity to make up games? Let the kids play, for goodness sake.\u201d\nBrooks is motivated to make sure the project comes to fruition. \u201cThis is going to be great for our district and the city. We are willing to look at some of the things and make some minor changes, but we expect these plans to pretty much stay intact.\u201d Parks and Recreation spokesperson Jeff Green says the public had their chance to give feedback on the project, but never gave it. \u201cWe held several meetings, and we had very few attendees at any of the meetings,\u201d said Green. \u201cFor example, we just had a meeting on Wednesday, December 11 at 10:45PM. Basically no one came.\u201d Those interested in learning more about the loop can click here<\/a>. Those interested in stopping the loop can click here<\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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