[New post] A sign goes up in an OG park Southside. Why?
Blogfinger posted: " This park is, I believe, the only one in the Grove with such a sign. If you look at the CMA's Summer Guide, there is a map which shows outlines of parks, but no names are given. We have written about the subject of OG parks care or lack thereof and " https://blogfinger.net
This park is, I believe, the only one in the Grove with such a sign. If you look at the CMA's Summer Guide, there is a map which shows outlines of parks, but no names are given. We have written about the subject of OG parks care or lack thereof and even about their names.
Since I live opposite Firemen's Park I have often written about that particular park which has undergone a number of name changes over time.
But today we see that a suspicious sign has been erected in Boswell Park which has had a number of nicknames such as "poop park." The people who live near there have objected to the nickname, but nicknames abhor a vacuum, and this park has had no name there.
It is actually a lovely space, but like Firemen's Park, it is poorly maintained. A group of residents formed a committee to do something about how this park is used and how it is cared for. Only a few parks are well maintained and those are the ones that the CMA is interested in: Ocean Pathway and Auditorium Square Parks. Founder's Park is also well cared for, given the Fitzgerald Fountain and its gateway location to Asbury Park. And its name, dedicated to the Founders, suggests that it must be well cared for.
An ad on the internet offers Boswell Park as a place for memorial plaques. It says, "Honor someone with a memorial plaque on a bench in Ocean Grove along Ocean Pathway, Boswell Park, or on the Ocean Avenue Boardwalk."
So what is the underlying story behind the new Boswell sign? Could this be the CMA flexing its muscles and providing a subsurface threat for any citizens who want to take part in the parks management, usage, and characterization?
Below are a few of the Blogfinger posts about our parks, and we welcome comments especially from we-the-people who have taken a personal interest in this very special public space .
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