tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post1677405665256764248..comments2023-06-21T11:58:47.093-04:00Comments on West Side Action: St Francis ParkEric Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-45504567989790134552010-10-28T13:35:57.482-04:002010-10-28T13:35:57.482-04:00I overlook this park from the townhouses you menti...I overlook this park from the townhouses you mention. I have never seen anything suspect going on aside from some drinking teenagers at night. I think this park is gorgeous. What I wonder constantly is, why are the students from St. Francois using it as a school playground? Why is a City park a school park? I have never seen this happen at any other schools (take Connought and Devonshire for example). The kids from the school literally dominate the park and no one from the community dare go near it from 10-3 except when the students are inside (rarely since they come out in shifts). The result is that the community park is wasted on the school and does not benefit the community. Moreover the sheer traffic of all the kids and the relentless stomping around destroys the grass. The park looked awful before due to the high traffic. No city park sees that intense use. Now, the renovation is gorgeous and I am sure, soon to be ruined. I would like to see an end to the use by the school kids aside from the odd time or special event. The school should raise funds and build a proper school playground like every other school in the city.johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544629671906174983noreply@blogger.com