Dec 1988 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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The Sentinel-Ledger
editorials/comment
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- ft Is Ume to end debate on Memorial Park
The various sides on the issue have bem presented
The use of the field bounded by Wesley, Ocean, 5th
and 6th has been hashed out over the past several
years. Most recently, the proposal was advanced by
some private dtizens to relocate Manorial Park to
:the site of the old Wesley Avenue school and use the
;-land for a high school playing Reid.
1 One side of the argument Is that the school district
'badly needs more recreational areas, It seems to us
there are sufficient playing fields. Maybe not the
Ideal amount of space, but then one does have to
consider the ultra-tight quarters we are In here In
tightly-developed Ocean aty.
The other side of the coin is that the ana represents
hallowed ground because of Its dedication to tin
memory of dtems who have given thtir lives far
their country. We don't necessarily support that
view; after all, there are no graves to move, only
memorial granite and bride
What few seem to be mentioning is that elected
and appointed officials — following public debate —
decided a few yean ago that the Memorial Park area
was to be a so-called passive recreational park In
fact! tens of thousands of doUan in state moneys
went into what is there today.
Tht decision then was Out the city needed open
apace, a place tor people to walk and talk without
fear of being hit In tho head by balls or fttobees. We
wanted a park We paid tor a park We have a park
lite issue is behind us. Let us be concentrating our
opinions, talents and moneys on problems teeing us.
Irs Ume to move forward.
•ketches
Thursday, Dumber 8, IMS
One branch of gDv't
you could do without
next 10 yum.
Vmm
revenues in m p y
tor cf the
bustoess atmosphew b b net net
the answer, ft bad b\veftw»t
is the answer,
DewMr. August ft was reported in previous
1 itad vm ma in myartkkBthatyouWenojustifl
c tklnprtlftthld
a t k r a p e n d i
vidual return of parking
totwIatoteitejW^ locations, but I vwuld like to
the fifing Authority la Mtd
ameotttawiatt tottlh
city compel yc*i to print
Ai far MI m concerned,
quarterly hHurnS from indi-
il«Mal« Authority tatf»
vidual parking bttttoni, so
branch of government nit I
we can Judge What you are
would do twty with in
and what you do.
O t t l
for the OouVctt to shirk thefr I wn particularly interested
duty and pa* It onto anoth- In the parking lot m 3«h
cf.ftlstheywhoihouldoon Street thatevidenlly does not
trol all the moneys coming exist anymore—or does it? t
Into the metered dry, and fttm
interested in how we
itttust rittrttit^ llita tut iiii 1 iii
U they who should provide Come worn BUS propBtyt
thepwiOngf^l^MW^- hew much it costs, how
cd.
much was spent on It, and
till enforcement of thehow
much Income was fen-
meters »ndp»rldM 1B « duty enMed?
bf the Pence Department, 1 want figures to aec if
and the Parking Authority
jDU full a p'ffPilnilp tlSlyl Of
divides the tow enfatement
the government with your
agency In the dty into two
own Income and open cheek-
separate eMWies.
book
Haw can you powribiy
DomldCFmdim
hat you are contem*
Marcus Hook, Pa.
nUQlQulB PHTHl Qmj^
Space* Micort of $1>M)
per space. 1 have been m the
itcminting buriness for 35
yew*, built does not wke an
From several perspectives, moving Memorial Park makes good sense
Editor, Sentinil-Lidgert
In response to Mr. Mad*
Intel's litter of Dec, 1, and
since you chow not to differentiate
between my" son
and myself, even though
your edirorUl staff is weU
aware of the difference
between the "Mr. Banner
(8r.)( who it supposedly
spearheading an historic
preservation movement"
and the Mr, Benner 0r J
who proposes to move
memorial field to the old
Wesley Avenue school site
— allow mg to darify my
position.
My Interest Is historic
preservation as a function
at heritage education, a
sense of community and the
prevention of that which
sociologists have termed
*ennui,' r regard to toc^ .transportation
In Ocean City, your
reply to my request tor
longer hours and expanded
School from 1948 to 1984in
the'New Jersey National the area as a ground for thepeople
lacrltoed, usually tn occurred at this site. honor and respect which service back in July 1988
(grades 7-12). At that time, Guard and & W? to 1958 relief of the canines' bodily onwr that you and t might 3. No veteran U buried at we Would be giving to the stated you certainly Would
students were not permit- was also entered in the functions.
disagree openly. And wethis
site.
memory of those enshrined. consider it in your ,1089
ted to even stand upon the Amy ROTC it Perm State
• I atn trcni" Out disagree en anything!
4. Ntt special protection 1 am certain that the budget, since my request
grassy areas of the land University. In 1930, 1 bled low of the But we also need toffee* hat been given to thla site. neighbors bf that area, was too late in UtfS,
now known at Memorial enlisted in the United States crosses and found them to ogttiiee feett and agree on 5. Human abuses other whom I find to be very car- Please . — remember ,_~ your
Park Two footpaths exist- Army for three years, be a more vivid stimulus ai them . even , If we disagree „ u than theft have occurred at big peopto, Would do their promise when the budget
ed, one from each comer of ,My itrviee put me into
the meaning of the to their meaning or the con- this site.
beat to prevent the vandal- meetings commence, and
Wesley Avenue to approxi" contact with the "real veter- memorial Historically, the dutktna Which follow from 6. This alte is not an Inte* ism and other abuses of give your bug riding dti*
stately the center of theins"
who hid served in land at City Hall has at least those facto.
gral part of any neighbor' thoae metnorials. «en» every consideration.
block en Ocean Avenue. World War 11 and Korea. 1 ai much meaning to the And I after the following hood. )
Detention was the pen- worked and assisted in the memwiateaii does theprea- facia aalaeethemi 7.
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cation. i< croises nave Dean
Ocean City
, Philadelphia &
, south Odea* City
on that lot ()thor than the nouropsychlatrlc ward,; tho But W Hie hUttWOil huWddil Mftillfl- Wftiilfi- ytndfllli;ed Vine at memorial
footpaths during school medical and surgical wards, ouue Is not In the location, field,
abated by ini
hours, all of which contained the »* is in that which thoie 2. Canine abuse has mibllfl ar^as In
At the beginning of that men and women who had
hoods with a sense Youth need use
time period, tho memorials survived the conflicts. 1 also
foY the fallen heroes of worked in the obstetric and
World War 1 and World gvneMiogy wards and the PMMM In AMMtaa'a OmM fMiNy NiMH
ta tttevatt such of Memorial Park
War H Were located on Ow n "1 *' Jmaw Air "
abuiei.
k Hdltctf, SentJnel'Ledgtri dently handle the constant
front lawns of aty HalL
The Sentinel-Lodger
If the area that wai ooflu* Aa teachers arid Miches at volume of activity planned
they wen relocated to the dm and honoVthe survi-
pted by the Wesley Avenue OtttaMOtyHighfidtootWe tot It
present Memorial Park «w as well aj thoM who*
school wm td become th§ m in favor of moving the the u»e of Memorial
l am alia con- Of we addliional liViAetfUvei.
site of a ttemdrlal field, and Memorial Park to the pro- Weld would p^vt^.m
cerned about having to fallen heroes of the Korean Mf brother, three years
if an Iran fetide w*re to iu> Mt#edHw(ofthedd We#- open, grassy area for many
repeat mistakes of die past
m Awsiue school), \m school activities Potted in
because we have lost our *8waa«!
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