Bullock Texas State History Museum
City Slights Red Bud Users
RECEIVED Tue., July 14, 2009
Dear Editor,
It seems that there must have been a surplus of red paint Downtown and that Red Bud Isle park has become the unhappy recipient. What had been a leisurely weekend ritual full of happy dogs and peaceful excursions in kayaks has instead become a competition of musical parking spaces. It has always been a dance for a space to park, but we found ways to work it out, leaving enough space to circle the small parking lot. Now, not only are the majority of the curbs painted red and say, "No Parking," but the new addition is that the cars will now be towed. Apparently, the extra income for fines was not enough.
Instead of embracing the population that gratefully and respectfully uses this park and increasing the parking to accommodate this, the city has decided to vastly restrict its use. This is not a good use of our taxpayer dollars.
It seems that there must have been a surplus of red paint Downtown and that Red Bud Isle park has become the unhappy recipient. What had been a leisurely weekend ritual full of happy dogs and peaceful excursions in kayaks has instead become a competition of musical parking spaces. It has always been a dance for a space to park, but we found ways to work it out, leaving enough space to circle the small parking lot. Now, not only are the majority of the curbs painted red and say, "No Parking," but the new addition is that the cars will now be towed. Apparently, the extra income for fines was not enough.
Instead of embracing the population that gratefully and respectfully uses this park and increasing the parking to accommodate this, the city has decided to vastly restrict its use. This is not a good use of our taxpayer dollars.
Morgan Vierheller
