Thanks for the info on the PCB park, drunkenartist. This lack of park issue came up at a previous BCC meeting. Celeste Cobena of the Beach to Bay, stated that she didn't want to see the big parks like Frank Brown Park, in our area. She pointed out the excessive traffic and numbers of people associated with having such a park. They would rather see this area kept more natural, and for people to seek out different sources of activity through our existing resources such as the miles of hiking and biking trails, beach, beautiful lakes, Bay and rivers. I think she makes some good points. She also pointed out the existing facilities at the high school which go unused for most of the time, which could be used for the public -- after all, our tax money pays for those facilities. Again, this is another valid point. I am a proponet of having some place of activity where we can meet as a community, such as a park, or even the schools. Personally, I think in the long term, we could save money on health care if we were fit. Making fitness fun and community oriented is one way of doing so. If a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club type of facility was integrated with the area public schools, not only would the kids have a place to hang out after school in a good environment, but they would also having more activities available for school sports. Also in my idea, the public would have access to these facilities, except for the courts, fields, or pool had practice or games. To me it is a no-brainer. Why have multiple facilities when we could spend less money and have more facilities?
