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From YouTube: Ringer Park Plan Community Meeting, October 20, 2020
Description
A previously recorded community meeting with the Boston Parks Department and park designer, Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture, presenting site analysis for Ringer Park in Allston.
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A
A
A
This
meeting
will
be
a
little
bit
different
than
our
typical
community
meeting
pre-covered.
It
will
be
an
online
presentation
and
discussion
with
the
parks,
department
and
design
team
from
kyle
zick
landscape
architecture.
I
appreciate
you
trying
this
new
format
of
meeting
with
us.
We
certainly
miss
seeing
everyone's
faces.
A
A
And
so,
but
we
can't
see
you
you'll
see
that
you
can
raise
your
hand,
I'm
going
to
go
through
that
in
a
second
and
that
will
alert
one
of
the
design
team,
members
and
individuals
that
you
can
be
called
on.
You
can
also
enter
a
question
and
answer
in
the
q
a
dialog
box,
and
that
will
alert
us
to
that.
A
A
A
We
can
skip
that
one.
We,
unfortunately
don't
have
any
interpretation
tonight
today
we're
going
to
talk
about
why
we're
studying
ringer
park
now
and
what
the
schedule
for
this
work
will
be
where
the
funding
is
coming
from.
Share
our
site
analysis
study
and
ask
you
for
some
thoughts
about
the
site
and
then
wrap
up
I'd
like
to
have
us
done
by
around
7
30..
A
We
can
go
the
next
one.
I
want
to
introduce
a
few
people.
Christine
brandeo
is
here
with
us
tonight:
she's
our
community
outreach
coordinator,
she's
waving
and
kyle
zick
and
danyan
danielle
desolates.
Did
I
get
that
right?
Yeah
perfect,
both
from
kyle's,
like
landscape
architecture,
connor
newman,
I
think,
is
also
with
us.
A
He
is
from
the
office
of
neighborhood
services,
he's
a
great
resource
for
things
going
on
in
the
neighborhood
that
are
maybe
beyond
this
park,
but
also
does
a
great
job
of
getting
park,
issues
that
are
directed
to
him
back
to
us
in
the
audience
I
see
we
have
a
few
elected
officials.
Councillor
braden
is
with
us
tonight
and
representative
honan.
A
A
B
I'm
doing
that
right,
yeah.
It
got
me
I'm
trying
to
thank
you,
I'm
really
delighted
to
be
here
and
to
hear
what
we
have
listen
to
the
discussion
around
the
the
master
plan
for
ringer
park.
It's
a
it's
a
little
hidden
treasure
and
a
gem
that
it's
it's
past
due
time
to
do
some
renovations
and
restoration
over
there.
It's
such
an
essential
part
of
our
neighborhood,
especially
with
increased
temperatures
and
hot
summers.
B
C
Thank
you
pleasure
to
be
on
this
call.
I
grew
up
right
on
gordon
street
in
that
and
played
in
that
park.
As
a
kid,
I'm
very
excited
that
the
parks
department
is
taking
this
on
and
I
used
to
work
for
the
parks
department
and
we
also
have
pro
I'm
sure,
bob
peschick,
who
used
to
work
for
the
parks
departments
on
the
call
as
well
just
a
couple
of
things.
I
know
you're
gonna
do
some
wonderful
things
to
the
park.
C
I
would
mention
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
dead
trees
in
the
park.
Maybe
we
can
do
something
there
if
that's
possible
and
the
park
has
a
pretty
pretty
serious,
rodent
problem
in
the
back.
I've
had
city
officials
out
there
leo
baucher
and
others.
It
was
at
a
time
when
you
weren't
using
dry
ice
when
you
stopped
using
it.
C
Maybe
you
can
I'm
I'm
saying
to
you
it's
a
very
serious
issue
in
the
back
of
the
park,
and
I
know
there
are
certain
other
issues
pertaining
to
things
like
that
which
don't
actually
deal
with
the
physical
structure
and
other
issues
that
you're
probably
going
to
be
taking
on.
I
just
want
to
thank
council
breed
and
thank
the
mayor
for
in
the
parks
department,
because
the
park
hasn't
had
attention
in
a
while,
and
I
know
there
are
a
number
of
people
in
the
area
joan
as
well.
C
A
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
elected
officials
in
the
audience
that
would
like
to
say
a
few
words
before
we
really
get
started.
Raise
your
hand
if,
if
that's
the
case,
okay,
if
we
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
when
we
consider
park
improvements,
we're
inclu
incorporating
a
lot
of
different
factors.
We
have
the
city
of
boston
priorities
and
specifically
the
parks
and
recreation
department's
goals.
We
have
safety
and
regulatory
guidelines
and
community
input.
A
All
of
these
come
together
to
influence
the
park
design
next,
so
specifically,
the
city
of
boston
improvements,
we're
incorporating
a
lot
of
different
factors.
When
we
look
at
our
open
space,
we
have
expanding
walkable
access
to
parks.
Boston
was
the
first
city
on
the
east
coast
to
have
a
park
within
10
minute,
walk
of
every
resident,
and
that's
a
fact
that
we're
very
we're
very
proud
of.
A
Ringer
park
has
remained
a
constant
in
allston,
while
a
lot
of
changes
have
occurred
around
it.
Boston
parks
wants
ringer
park
to
keep
up
with
the
neighborhood.
We
want
to
develop
a
long-term
plan
for
the
park
and
prioritize
short-term
improvements
to
get
us
to
this
vision.
Past
improvement
projects
has
studied
individual
park
elements
but
have
lacked
the
connections
between
those
program
elements.
A
We
anticipate
engaging
with
community
over
all
three
phases
of
our
work
here,
while
we
develop
the
site
analysis
later,
this
fall,
while
we
consider
design
alternatives
and
over
the
winter,
when
we
finalize
the
comprehensive
plan,
this
online
meeting
is
not
the
only
opportunity
for
input
in
this
phase
later
on.
We'll
share
some
additional
ways:
we're
asking
the
community
for
their
thoughts
on
the
park.
A
D
It's
got
connections
to
emery
street
and
a
couple
of
others
just
south
of
mass
turnpike,
and
not
far
from
comm
ave,
which
will
show
some
context
there.
The
next
slide
we
looked
at
some
of
the
other
parks
in
the
area.
Boston
parks
and
recreation
has
17
properties
in
the
austin
brighton
area.
Probably
the
the
biggest
park
in
the
area
is
is
smith,
which
is
just
north
of
our
site,
closer
to
the
charles
river.
On
the
other
side
of
the
turnpike,
and
it's
it's
substantial,
it's
got
pump
track.
D
D
Looking
at
some
of
the
parcels
that
are
on
this
slide,
there's
portsmouth
playground
bikini.
Most
of
these,
I
think
all
of
these
properties
have
playgrounds
to
some
extent.
Many
of
them
have
splash
pads,
portsmouth,
pennamon,
mckinney,
all
and
fidelis
way
all
have
basketball
courts.
Some
of
the
others
have
some
fitness
stations,
multi-use
fields,
mckinney
has
a
baseball,
softball
little
league
and
batting
cage
as
well.
So
just
kind
of
give
us
some
context.
D
D
D
We
always
find
it
very
interesting
to
understand
how
a
landscape
progressed
and
why
how
it
became
what
it
is
today
to
understand
how
much
of
that
moves
forward
in
the
in
the
future
planning,
but
we
like
to
look
back
a
little
bit
too.
So,
as
you
can
see,
this
is
a
1875
city
map.
The
area
highlighted
in
red
is
more
or
less
the
park
limits.
Today
it
was
one
large
track
owned
by
john
hollis.
It
was
a
very
large
estate
which
I
think
was
a
cattle
in
the
cattle
industry.
D
Anyway,
hollis
was
not
long
after
part
of
the
property
was
owned
by
the
ringer
family
in
1915,
the
family
donated
the
land
to
the
city
in
memoriam
of
their
son
stanley
ringer,
who
was
killed
in
world
war
one
and
apparently
he
was
actually
the
first
volunteer
for
the
military
for
armed
services
for
from
allison
and
the
ringer
household
was
actually
on.
There
was
two
houses
in
this
parcel
later,
and
the
ringer
household
was
one
of
them.
Apparently,
there's
also
a
quarry
on
the
southeast
corner.
D
D
Baseball
was
extremely
popular
in
the
early
20th
century,
so
there
was
a
lot
of
ball
play
on
the
site,
and
shortly
thereafter
there
was
a
field
house
and
some
tennis
courts
which
were
developed
in
the
in
the
1920s.
So
in
1931
the
next
slide
shows
the
actual
site
itself.
The
park
site,
so
allston
street
is
on
the
bottom
of
the
slide
and
gordon
you
can
just
see
the
little
bit
of
it
at
the
very
top
of
the
slide
topless
side.
So
this
is
a
1923
plan
that
was
prepared.
D
As
I
mentioned,
there
were
tennis
courts
already.
You
can
see
the
baseball
is
kind
of
ubiquitous
in
this
area,
so
that
has
always
been
a
baseball
field.
Some
orientation
another
in
that
corner
near
the
school
right
in
the
middle,
where
the
playground
is
today,
was
actually
a
field
house
and
then
the
portion
on
the
left
was
actually
a
bay
of
swings.
With
a
little
bit
of
an
overhead
pergola
or
overhead
structure,
there
was
a
flagpole
and
that's
pretty
much
it
in
the
1920s
you
can
see,
which
is
interesting.
D
There's
kind
of
the
square
outline
for
the
west
end
house,
which
is
identified
early
on
so
1920s,
even
though
it
didn't
move
till
much
several
decades
later
so
right
in
the
very
beginning,
it
was
a
playground,
a
park.
Sorry,
it's
been
developed
a
long
way,
redeveloped
along
the
way
in
1931
they
redeveloped
it.
I'm
sorry.
This
is
actually
the
1931
plan
in
the
70s.
It
was
readable
to
add
the
basketball
convert
to
the
tennis
courts,
because
you
see
there's
four
here.
D
The
next
slide
shows
a
much
later
plan,
so
this
is
in
77.
There
was
a
major
reorientation
of
the
ball
field
to
more
or
less
what
it
is
today,
so
it
had
better
sun
angles
and
no
glare
if
you're,
so
this
is
closer
to
the
proper
orientation
for
a
ball
field.
As
I
mentioned,
the
field
house
became
tot
lots.
Pathways
were
all
upgraded
in
the
late
80s.
The
entrance
an
army
ave,
was
added
with
the
the
circular
turnaround,
so
that
came
in
the
late.
D
80S
ball
fields
were
updated
again,
not
so
long
ago,
and
then
in
2005
was
the
last
significant
renovation,
which
was
the
update.
The
most
recent
update
to
the
playground
and
that's
the
configuration
that
we
have
today,
there's
also
the
stairs
that
were
there
leading
up
to
the
playground,
but
they
added
a
ramp
for
better
accessibility
and
they
also
added
the
splash
pad.
At
that
point,.
E
Well,
thanks
danielle,
I'm
kyle,
zick
landscape,
architect
and
I'm
gonna
kind
of
grab
the
baton
and
go
a
little
bit
more
detail
about
the
site
and
we're
describing
our
observations
on
what
we've
seen
one
to
share
that,
but
also
just
to
kind
of
get
the
conversation
going,
because
we're
gonna
hit
on
some
topics
that
you're
going
to
say.
Oh
yes,
I
want
to
talk
about
lighting
or
I
want
to
talk
about
benches
or
the
playground
whatever
it
happens
to
be.
E
But,
as
we've
mentioned
early
on
this
site
is
really
kind
of
interesting,
because
it's
variety,
you
know
here's
a
collage
of
photos
that
show
you
know
the
baseball
field,
the
courts
so
there's
active
parts
of
the
site,
but
then
there's
also
wooded
areas
and
steep
slopes
that
are
much
more
passive
and
and
not
active
like
the
ball
fields
and
then
there's
a
playground
that
caters
from
age
two
to
five
to
five
to
twelve.
So
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
here
for
multi-generations
and
for
different
uses,
depending
what
you're
looking
for.
E
So
you
know
another
way
of
saying
it
is
that
this
site,
if
we're
looking
at
it
from
the
air
alston
street
on
the
right-hand
side,
gordon
on
the
left,
you
know
the
site
has
a
lot
of
different
personalities
depending
if
you
want
to
be
quiet
and
be
by
yourself.
You
know
you
could
walk
through
the
urban
wild
or
find
a
tree
to
sit
under.
E
If
you
want
to
be
on
display,
you
know
there's
plenty
of
opportunities
for
that
as
well,
so
the
site
offers
a
lot
of
different
opportunities
depending
on
how
people
want
to
use
them
and
use
the
site.
So
just
a
few
things
more
specifically
just
to
orient
yourself
you're
going
to
see
these
plans
over
and
over.
As
we
talk
about
different
topics
but
west
end
house
here,
passive
use,
you
know
so
passive
is
on
the
hillside.
E
Where
you
know
people
can,
you
know,
walk
up
there,
climb
up
there
and
hang
out,
but
it's
not
something
you're
gonna,
throw
a
frisbee
or
throw
a
baseball.
That
kind
of
thing
little
league
baseball
is
here.
Each
one
of
the
entrances
is
highlighted
with
these
magenta
arrows
the
play
space
here,
the
courts
here
and
the
urban
wild
is
the
wooded
area
with
the
trails
we
label
this
as
performance
space
that
circular
sidewalk
area.
That's
how
boston
refers
to
parks.
E
E
It
looks
like
it's
the
heart
of
the
the
a
part
of
the
park,
but
I
don't
know
if
people
really
gather
there
or
not,
and
we
also
looked
at
the
records
of
the
permits
that
boston
park,
boston
parks
has
and
just
to
give
you
a
summary
of
that.
The
little
league
field
is
permitted
almost
daily,
especially
in
the
fall,
the
playground
and
that
performance
circle.
E
You
know
it
varies,
but
it
is
permitted
in
the
summer
and
in
october
the
courts
are
the
basketball
courts
are
two
courts
are
permitted
march
to
october
two
days
a
week
and
the
tennis
courts
are
permitted
march
to
august
five
days
a
week.
So
there's
quite
a
bit
of
use.
There,
then,
in
terms
of
just
some
of
the
more
physical
aspects
of
the
park
here,
are
the
different
walkways
so
same
orientation
as
the
last
map.
I
start
off
with
this
purple
line
and
that's
concrete
pavement.
E
F
E
Are
compliant
in
terms
of
a
surface,
so
then
we've
done
another
analysis
of
the
site
in
terms
of
accessibility
and
code
compliance,
the
blue
shows
that's
an
accessible
path,
so
you're
going
to
quickly
say
oh
from
austin
to
gordon
it's
accessible,
but
why
not
right
there
and
if
you
know
the
site,
that's
where
the
walkway
rises
up
very
quickly
over
a
hump
and
then
back
down.
So
those
grades
are
too
steep
according
to
ada
regulations,
but
the
blue
lines
for
accessible
areas
continue
in
that
circle.
E
There's
accessible
routes
to
the
ball
field,
players,
benches
dugouts
and
then
also
to
webley
street.
Now
all
these
red
dashed
lines
are
non-accessible
paths,
meaning
that
either
because
of
slope
or
the
material
with
grade
changes
are
not
compliant.
That
doesn't
mean
they
can't
be,
but
one
thing
we
would
hope.
As
part
of
this
process
is
you'll
say
to
us.
You
know
we
really
want
an
accessible
route
through
the
urban
wild
from
alston.
To
this
main
spine.
That's
just
an
example.
E
You
may
not
tell
us
that
other
things
we
have
to
look
at
is
having
accessible
routes
to
the
playground
and
to
other
features.
You
know
to
the
courts
and
then
other
things
that
you
may
not
think
about
are
some
of
the
site.
Furnishings
the
benches
on
site
have
to
a
certain
percentage
of
them
have
to
have
accessible
companion
pad
next
to
the
bench
in
case
the
wheelchair
someone
in
a
wheelchair
wanted
to
sit
next
to
someone.
E
They
were
with
who's,
also
who's
in
the
bench
and
then
there's
other
things
like
at
the
entrances.
We
have
materials
like
cobblestones
that
are
not
compliant
surface
or
bollards.
You
know
restrict
pathways
that
kind
of
thing,
so
there
are
a
number
of
things
we're
going
to
look
at
real
hard
from
a
code
compliance
standpoint
and
just
to
make
you
aware
of
those.
E
The
topography
and
elevations
on
the
site
have
a
lot
to
do
with
how
the
site's
used,
how
it's
been
designed,
and
these
colors
just
represent
from
low
elevations
to
high
elevations,
lowest
elevations.
Being
this
green
and
blue
the
highest
being
this
red,
pink
color-
and
you
know
it's-
I
mean
you
all
know
this.
If
you
know
the
site,
the
west
end
house,
it's
high,
you
know
you
can
see
the
hill
just
kind
of
radiating
down
from
there
and
that
path
that
goes
from
austin
to
gordon
is
basically
at
the
toe
of
the
slope.
E
E
What's
interesting
about
the
site
is
there's
a
lot
of
views
that
go
beyond
this
site
and
views
that
make
you
forget.
You
know
maybe
that
you're
in
kind
of
a
densely
populated
part
of
the
city
when
you're
at
the
top
of
the
hill.
Here
you
can
see
for
miles
and
feel,
like
you
know,
you've
kind
of
escaped
the
city
in
general,
but
there's
other
views
like
of
the
west
end
house
or
of
this
circular
space
or
long
views
of
the
courts
that
are
important.
E
E
There
aren't
a
lot
of
furnishings
on
the
site.
There
are
some
around
the
courts
a
few
at
the
playground,
and
you
know
there's
bleachers
at
the
baseball
field,
but
otherwise
along
the
path
or
in
the
woods
there
are
no
benches
and
that
kind
of
thing.
So
it's
fairly
limited
photos
of
these
features.
Just
to
refresh
your
memory.
There's
a
couple
drinking
fountains
and
here
are
bench
photos
of
the
benches.
E
The
vegetation
you
know
was
mentioned
early
on
in
terms
of
the
condition
of
some
of
the
trees.
There
are
some
dead
trees,
there's
a
lot
of
trees
that
need
to
be
pruned.
The
good
thing
is
that
over
the
different,
renovations
and
different
generations
here,
trees
have
been
planted.
You
know
so
there's
zelkova
trees,
kind
of
circling
in
in
this
area.
E
E
That
area
that
danielle
mentioned
early
on
was
a
field
house
and
had
a
shade
pavilion.
There's
a
aged
2
to
5
portion
with
appropriately
aged
equipment
and
then
the
5
to
12
area.
Here,
there's
a
splash
pad
in
the
center
there's
some
swings
and
there's
a
few
game
tables
and
there's
a
few
trees,
sprinkled
throughout
here
there's
a
set
of
stairs
that
takes
you
down
all
the
way
and
there's
an
accessible
route
or
a
sloped
walkway
that
takes
you
down
as
well
and
there's
a
set
of
stairs
here.
E
There's
a
steep
embankment
that
has
been
clad
in
granite
on
the
back
side
as
it
starts
to
head
up
the
hill
toward
west
end
house
and
just
a
few
photos
of
some
of
that
play
equipment
in
the
two
to
five
equipment.
In
the
background,
the
splash
pad
here
that
granite
embankment
that
I
mentioned
in
the
game
tables
and
then
looking
beyond
the
swings
and
the
five
to
twelve
equipment
and
some
of
the
trees.
E
So
the
urban
wild,
while
it's
not
designated
or
urban
wild
officially
with
the
the
urban
wild
program
with
parks
department,
it
certainly
fits
that
you
know
a
definition.
You
know
here.
We
have,
you
know
I
would
say
kind
of
natural
in
quotes:
woodland
with
rock
outcroppings,
it's
pretty
dramatic
and
it's
kind
of
a
interesting
escape
from
the
hustle
and
bustle.
You
know
the
green
line
and
traffic,
and
you
know
city
conditions,
here's
you
know
kind
of
a
natural
escape.
E
Now
I
imagine
most
of
these
walkways
were
just
created
as
desire
lines,
as
people
wanted
to
get
to
the
different
ledge
outcroppings
and
views,
or
just
to
go
from
allston
street
to
gordon
they've
been
improved
in
different
ways,
either
with
gravel
some
wood
chips.
But
you
know
it's
an
interesting
contrast
to
the
rest
of
the
site.
E
This
yellow
line
is
the
property
line,
so
these
paths
don't
know
property
lines.
You
know
people
continue
from
parks,
department,
land
across
the
west
end
house
to
the
high
point
of
the
site,
and
you
know
also.
Some
of
these
paths
are
something
we'll
want
to
look
at
in
terms
of
their
maintainability
or
even
their
sustainability.
E
Some
of
them
go
straight
up
the
hill
and
have
pretty
serious
erosion
because
of
that
because
they're
so
steep-
and
you
know,
while
I
mentioned
a
lot
of
the
positive
aspects
of
the
woodlands
which
you
know
some
of
these
photos
represent,
there
are
also
there's
trash
dumping,
there's
bottles
and
cans
and
there's
graffiti.
So
while
there
are
these
sites
that
are
an
escape,
they're
also
harder
to
see
people
and
to
maintain
and
we've
talked
about
the
active
part
to
the
site.
E
You
know
this
just
again
highlights
the
little
league
baseball
field,
the
basketball
courts
and
tennis
courts
and
the
courts
have
been
renovated
fairly
recently
baseball
field.
You
know,
that's
something
we'll
talk
about
as
part
of
this
plan
for
sure
in
terms
of
renovation
and
then
the
entrances
what's
really
great
about
this
park
is
that
the
neighborhood
has
so
many
options
for
entrances
to
come
into
the
park.
E
You
know
there's
five
different
entrances
here
that
allow
you
to
come
to
different
portions
and
then
it
also
serves
as
a
thoroughfare
for
some
people
who
are
just
wanting
to
go
from
one
side
to
next,
maybe
not
use
the
park
other
than
just
for
you
know
to
pass
through
the
entrances
have
different
different
personalities.
A
number
of
them
are
marked
by
a
mortared
stone
wall
with
entry
piers,
the
two
on
allston
street
and
the
one
on
gordon,
the
other
two
entrances
are
basically
at
dead-end
streets.
E
You
know
the
one
at
the
jackson,
man,
school
or
emory,
and
you
know
they're
celebrated
or
not
celebrated.
You
know,
depending
on
your
perspective,
but
there
are
things
that
can
be
done
from
a
design
perspective
to
make
these
more
approachable
more
attractive.
That
kind
of
thing
we
also
looked
at
lighting.
I
was
very
curious
to
see
what
the
site
felt
like
at
night
and
what
areas
were
lit
well
and
which
weren't
these
you
know.
E
It's
the
same
map
that
I've
been
showing
you
with
allston
street
and
then
gordon,
these
yellow
circles
or
ovals
represent
at
least
a
diagram
of
the
light
shed
from
each
one
of
these
light
fixtures,
which
is
the
brighter
yellow
circle,
and
I
have
photos
as
well
to
kind
of
represent
the
character
of
the
lighting.
But
what
I
would
say
is
that
the
lighting
along
this
main
pathway
is
pretty
good.
You
know
it's
bright
and
fairly
consistent.
E
A
Thanks
kyle
and
danielle,
I'm
going
to
quickly
review
how
to
ask
questions
and
and
raise
your
hand
for
those
who
missed
it
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen,
you'll
see
a
raise
hand
icon
that
will
alert
us
that
you'd
like
to
speak
and
we'll
call
on
you
on
the
order
that
that
you've
raised
your
hand.
You
can
also
ask
questions
using
the
q
a
box.
A
I
think
a
few
people
have
made
some
comments
during
the
during
the
presentation
and
and
I've
marked
those
that
we're
going
to
answer
those
live
before
we
get
started,
though
I
want
to
set
out
some
guidelines
for
our
conversation
that
can
be
helpful.
It's
hard
to
understand
each
other
when
we
can't
see
each
other's
faces,
so
we
want
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
and
the
community
and
use
respectful
language.
These
are
our
neighbors.
A
A
Please
speak
for
yourself,
not
the
group.
We
all
share
responsibility
for
making
this
group
discussion
productive.
So
most
of
all,
let's
listen
to
each
other.
Okay,
we
have
about.
Oh,
we
have
quite
a
bit
of
time,
so
we
have
almost
an
hour
about
50
minutes
left
for
q
a
so
I
don't
think
we
have
anybody
on
the
phone.
So
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to.
Let's
have
christine
varial,
ask
her
question
and
then
I'll
go
through
some
of
the
questions
that
have
come
up
in
the
q,
a.
D
Thanks,
can
you
hear
me
yeah,
so
I
got
a
few
questions
and
and
comments
about
the
park.
So
whenever
I've
gone
to
ringer,
the
softball
baseball
little
gold
is
is
pretty
much
used
as
a
dog
park,
and
so
I
wonder
if
there
is
a
way
for
the
city,
to
like
add
an
actual
dog
park
to
the
park
since,
like
having
dogs
in
that
area,
isn't
always
necessarily
the
safest
option.
It's
not
fully
enclosed.
D
D
So
if
there
is
a
way
to
make
that
process
easier
for
people,
that
would
be
awesome
because
it
used
to
be
more
vibrant
in
the
summer
with
live
music
and
things
like
that
and
over
the
past
few
years,
it's
it's
been
a
lot
more
difficult
and
then
I
know
there's
the
splash
pad
in
the
playground,
but
I'm
trying
to
remember
if
there
are
like
water
bottle,
refill
stations
or
water
fountains
things
like
that.
Those
were
added
to
smith
park
recently
and
they've
been
awesome.
D
So
big
fan
of
that
and
an
overall
comment,
I
like
the
balance
between
like
the
more
active
spaces
in
the
park
and
the
passive
spaces,
because
I
think
it's
really
important
to
have
that
good
balance
because
again
referencing
smith
park.
It's
like
a
super
recreational
park
and
there's
not
really
a
lot
of
space
to
just
like
hang
out.
So
that's
why
I
like
ringer
park.
A
A
Yeah
yeah,
so
we
are
still
talking
about
a
dog
park
at
smith,
but
I
understand
that
this
feels
you
know
like
on
the
other
side
of
the
city,
because
you
do
have
to
cross
the
pike
to
get
there,
but
you
know
we're
prioritizing
putting
dog
parks
in
different
parts
of
the
city.
So
if
dog
park
goes
in
smith,
I
don't
know
that
ringer
would
be
as
high
priority,
and
hopefully
some
of
that
would
be.
That
use
would
be
lessened
because
there
is
a
dog
park.
A
A
Of
covet,
so
that's
that
has
definitely
affected
it,
but
we'll
work
on
that.
So
I'm
gonna
address
one
question
from
the
q
a
and
then
we'll
we'll
go
to
the
next
person.
Are
you
planning
to
do
a
survey
time
study
to
determine
how
the
park
is
used?
We
use
the
park
every
day,
and
most
of
this
does
not
accurately
represent
how
the
park
is
used
on
daily
basis.
A
So,
yes,
we
do
have
a
survey
we're
gonna
get
to
that
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
but
you
can
also
go
to
the
project
website.
If
you
go
to
boston.gov
and
look
at
search
for
ringer
or
go
to
boston.gov
slash
ringer
dash
park
that
will
point
to
the
survey
so
martha.
I'm
gonna
allow
you
to
unmute
yourself.
G
Hi
miss.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
thank
you.
So
my
name
is
marta.
I'm
a
neighbor
to
the
park.
I
live
on
armington
street,
which
is
just
off
of
webley
right
on
the
corner.
I
have
a
daughter,
who's.
Six.
We
use
the
park
daily,
basically
since
she
was
born.
So,
yes,
I
can
agree
with
the
previous
person
or
the
person
who
asked
like.
Is
there
going
to
be
a
survey
because
not
everything
is
represented.
G
There's
a
few
things.
I
would
like
to
mention
from
the
perspective
of
being
a
mom
having
a
kid
and
also
in
regards
to
the
use
of
the
baseball
diamond
as
a
dog
park,
which
is
been
highly
intensely
used
every
single
day
morning
afternoon
evening,
all
the
dog
owners
of
the
neighborhood
come
and
they
need
a
spot,
it's
just
as
a
mom
with
a
young
child.
G
She
has
been
run
over
by
a
dog
before
who
was
unleashed
in
the
baseball
diamond
and
just
ran
over
her,
and
so
it's
we
avoid
the
space
because,
first
of
all,
I'm
scared
we're
gonna
step
into
something,
and,
second
of
all,
I
don't.
I
never
know
who's
gonna
come
in
with
their
dog
and
unleash
the
dog
and
let
her
run
around
so
that
you
know
that's
a
bit
of
feedback
that
I
think
a
dog
park
could
be
a
big
priority
here
and
it
would
be
very
well
used
every
single
day.
G
Secondly,
the
playground:
we
love
our
park,
we
go
every
day
we
like
to
play
structures,
could
they
be
upgraded?
The
swing
set
for
sure
the
water
fountain
there
hasn't
been
working
for
years
has
been
clogged
up.
It
will
spray
water
everywhere
and
you
can't
drink
properly.
The
splash
pad
the
floor
is
very
slippery.
The
concrete,
like
the
paint
on
the
concrete,
has
worn
off.
So
if
you
walk,
if
the
kids
are
bare
barefoot
their
feet
with
the
water,
they
will
slip
and
fall,
so
that
could
be
improved.
G
For
the
rest,
it's
trashed
a
lot.
I
know
that's
not
maybe
your
responsibility,
but
there's
always
glass
and
cigarette
buds
everywhere.
What
you
call
the
wild
herb
urban
wild
area
is
the
scary
area
for
us.
We
would.
We
would
just
not
go
in
there
because
it's
it's
not,
it
doesn't
feel
safe,
even
though
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
just
you
know,
take
my
daughter
and
go
for
a
hike
there
be
in
the
trees,
but
we
don't
feel
comfortable
doing
that
by
ourselves.
G
The
slopes
are
fantastic
for
sledding,
so
that's
that
should
definitely
stay
in
the
winter.
We
we
we
make
use
of
them
in
this.
They
used
to
be
mode
in
the
summer,
but
they
know
haven't
done
that
for
a
couple
years,
so
that
the
growth
of
the
grass
is
so
high.
So
wild
that's
a
little
bit
of
sad,
because
I
think
if
it's
mowed
properly,
it
would
look
way
better
and
more
accessible
to
climb
up
and
down
and
just
get
your
hiking
in
so
yeah.
G
Those
are
a
few
things
that
I
could
think
of
right
now.
As
for
trees,
there
were
a
few
trees
right
outside
the
jackson
men's
school,
like
in
the
little
bit
of
community
garden
that
they
have,
and
one
of
them,
I
think,
snapped
during
the
storm
and
consequently
the
next
one
was
taken
down
as
well.
So
it's
really
like
an
open
space
right
at
the
entrance
where
you
come
in
from
webley,
it's
a
bit
like
you're
missing
something
it
would
like
it's.
G
At
least,
if
you
come
there
every
day,
you're
like
wait,
I
miss
these
trees
right
here.
I
think
those
are
a
few
yeah.
We
definitely
need
new
benches
everywhere,
because
they're
they're
falling
apart,
we
love
the
park.
We
love
the
activity
in
the
summer,
it's
always
so
active,
and
yet
you
can
find
quiet
spaces
to
sit,
so
that
balance
is
definitely
preferable
and
I
yeah
that
I
think
that's
the
part
I
wanted
to
share.
Thank
you.
A
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
the
master
plan
doing
a
master
plan
affords
us
is
to
consider
whether
that's
the
best
spot
for
the
for
the
playground,
whether
it
has
issues
that
we
can
address
like
accessibility,
which
is
a
which
is
a
concern
or
if
there's
other
problems
with
it.
By
looking
at
the
park
as
a
whole,
we
can
try
to
identify
what
the
scope
of
that
playground
project
could
be
so
that
it
can
properly
address
those
issues,
and
the
other
issue
I
just
wanted
to
touch
on
is
maintenance.
A
H
But
actually
it's
bob
who
who
had
put
his
hand
up,
but
but
if
I
could
just
say
about
the
lighting,
yes,
there
is
sort
of
accent
lighting
that
will
be
installed
along
the
pathways
in
a
project
that
is
pretty
close
to
being
ready
to
to
be
installed.
I
believe,
and
it
will
be
in
it-
will
eliminate
it-
just
eliminate
the
pathways
coming
from
emory
webley
alston,
gordon
and
along
the
main
pathway.
So,
and
it
will.
I
H
A
J
J
J
I've
done
some
research
on
this
on
my
own
and
also
when
I
was
at
the
parks
department
and
I'm
looking
at
newspaper
articles,
he
was
killed
in
1918
as
a
us
marine
in
world
war,
one.
I
don't
believe
his
family
ever
owned
the
land.
It
was
a
golf
course
shortly
before
kennel
worth
golf
course
not
for
not
very
long
before
it
became
a
park
and
it
was
dedicated
in
1925.
J
His
parents
in
stanley
lived
on
nixon
place,
which
still
exists
right
right
off
the
park,
but
it's
not
part
of
the
park,
and
I
will
bring
up
another
master
plan
that
I
have
here
done
by
another
firm.
I
won't
mention
that
a
few
years
ago
and
they
say
stanley
ringer-
was
a
real
estate
tycoon
that
gave
the
land
the
parkland
to
the
city.
Stanley
was
a
poor
young
man
that
got
killed
in
a
war,
and
so
I
don't
know
where
this
history
comes
from.
J
Whoever
did
the
research
I
would
just
suggest,
check
out
the
brighton
alston
historical
society
go
to
their
website.
You
might
find
some
information
there,
but
this
is
twice
now
it's
been
putting
out
that
the
ringer
family,
nothing
against
them,
but
they
didn't
own
the
land.
I
don't
believe
so.
Historical
facts
do
matter.
Thank
you.
A
A
K
I
think
I
did
did
I
yep
oh
great
hello,
and
thank
you
for
hosting
this,
so
the
the
community
center
thrives
and
really
depends
upon
this
park
every
day,
winter
spring
summer
fall.
So
when
the
planning
is
is
coming
to
fruition
and
I'm
not
sure
has
the
planning
actually
started.
I
I
jumped
in
late
on
this.
So
did
the
planning
for
the
park
start
already?
K
This
is
the
first
meeting.
Okay
great.
I
would
really
like
to
help
and
assist
I
I
love
this
and
would
really
like
to
our
input
into
it.
The
dog
park
is
a
big
issue
for
our
kids.
We
had
baseball
clinics
there
from
the
spring,
all
the
way
to
the
late
fall,
and
it's
it's
almost
unusual,
unusable
since
the
the
the
dot.
K
It's
it's
pretty
much
become
a
dog
park
and
we
held
the
permit
this
summer
and
folks
that
were
out
there
with
their
dogs,
got
pretty
upset
whenever
we'd
say
anything
to
them
about
you
know,
please
either
pick
up
or
you
know.
Please
don't
come
here
when
the
kids
are
here,
but
it's
it's
an
issue
and
I'm
a
big
fan
of
dog
parks,
but
not
in
a
baseball
field.
K
K
A
Thanks,
there's
been
a
couple
of
comments:
I'm
just
going
to
read
them,
so
everybody
knows,
and
I
can
dismiss
them
with
a
young
kid
living
on
the
edge
of
emory
street
next
to
ringer,
I'm
extremely
excited
for
more
activities
such
as
concerts
dog
park
and
maybe
even
fairs.
That's
a
great
a
great
comment
that
I
will.
I
think
I've
done
that
correctly.
A
The
concrete
sidewalk,
especially
in
front
of
the
slope
heading
towards
austin
street,
that's
very
icy
in
the
winter,
because
the
sidewalks
seem
to
be
lower
than
the
surrounding
ground.
So
water
accumulates
there.
We
can
definitely
address
the
drainage
issues,
but
I'm
just
going
to
add
that
we
don't
routinely
plow
that
pathway.
A
L
Awesome,
thank
you
kathy
and,
and
what
was
bill
speaking
just
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
talk
to
the
community.
I
wanted
to,
I
think,
echo
a
lot
of
folk
sentiment
around
a
dog
park.
We
have
lived
around
our
park
for
the
last
five
years
and
have
really
fallen
in
love
with
the
relationships
we've
built
with
other
neighbors
through
having
a
dog,
and
I
think
you
know
we
use
the
field
because
that's
what
the
most
safe
area
is
provided
to
us,
but
I
think
all
of
the
dog
you
know.
L
Well,
I
can't
speak
for
everybody,
but
for
us,
as
dog
owners
having
a
safe
space,
that's
dedicated
and
separate
from
the
field
so
that
everybody
has
a
space
we're
there
morning
night,
sometimes
at
lunch
time,
and
it
feels
like
a
huge
need,
and
I
think
it
would
just
be
very
helpful
to
maybe
consider
space
near
the
entrance
to
gordon
street,
which
is
empty
and
fairly
unused.
You
know,
I
think
there
could
be
some
creative
planning
to
allow
everyone
to
have
a
safe
space
to
use
the
park.
A
Great
thank
you.
There
was
one
comment
I
wanted
to
to
read.
The
urban
wild
has
great
potential.
That
needs
a
lot
of
work.
Could
this
area
be
lined
up
with
the
past
and
interactive
interactive
natural
play
areas
or
nature
interpretation
areas?
Is
there
a
way
to
make
people
feel
safe
using
this
area?
I
think
that's.
A
M
Yep
yep,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
wonderful
again,
I
do
appreciate
you
know
this.
You
know
initiative
taking
place
as
a
you
know,
resident
of
allston
for
oh
gosh,
going
on
20
years
now
and
having
lived
right
next
to
ringer.
You
know
for
a
number
of
years.
This
is
a
you
know:
it's
a
wonderful
resource
and
because
it's
in
such
a
highly
dense
population,
you
know
the
challenge
of
balancing.
You
know
all
of
these
factors.
You
know
all
of
the
uses
of
it,
I'm
a
dog
owner.
M
So
I
will
absolutely
you
know.
Second,
the
you
know
request
for
you
know
a
dog
park
fenced
area.
Yes,
I
recognize
that
there's
a
small
dog
park
in
lower
austin
and
one
on
western
avenue.
But
again
this
is
such
a
highly
dense
area
with
a
significant
number
of
owners.
It
makes
sense
to
have
a
resource
here
and
as
a
owner,
an
owner
as
a
parent
owner.
M
You
know,
I
do
think
you
know
having
you
know.
Some
of
the
concerns
with
regards
to
you
know,
broken
glass.
You
know
the
trash.
I
would
like
to
request
in
part
of
the
plan
that
you
know
there'd
be
perhaps
sharps
containers
at
the
you
know,
playground
and
other
locations,
because
you
know,
while
it's
not
a
regular
occurrence,
you
know
they
are
found
in
the
park
and
having
a
safe
place
to
dispose
of
them.
M
I
think
would
certainly
be
an
asset
and,
as
I
abut
the
park,
I
recognize
you
know
that
I
you
know
you
want
to
have
visibility,
because,
obviously
you
know
in
the
darkness,
you
don't
want.
You
know
there
to
be.
You
know,
difficulties
in
you
know
traveling,
but
you
have
to
balance
that
with
you
know
both
light
pollution.
You
know
as
a
someone
who
enjoys
stargazing,
you
know
the
light.
M
That's
constantly
around
can
really
be
a
tradition,
tremendous
challenge
and,
as
I
live
right
next
to
the
park,
the
illumination
just
I
mean
it
glares
into
the
you
know,
even
with
light
blocking
shades.
You
know
it
works
its
way
around
the
corners
and
so
balancing.
That
is
certainly
a
request
there,
I'm
actually
having
just
hearing
about
these
light
pylons.
You
know
that
at
the
end
of
emory
road,
I'm
actually
kind
of
concerned
about
that.
M
A
They,
the
light
pylons,
are
going
to
be
along
the
pathway
between
alston
and
gordon
street.
Okay-
and
I
don't
know
what
the
designed
lumens
would
be,
but
it's
intended
to
be
a
diffuse
glow
and
they
are
solar
powered.
So
I
imagine
that
once
the
once
they've
been
charged
and
the
battery
runs
down
for
the
night-
that
it
would
be
awesome.
M
A
M
I
mean
those
are
certainly
a
piece
of
it.
No
on
the
ones
I'm
thinking
of.
Are
you
know
the
there's
a
you
know
the
actually
like,
I
think,
they're
literally
underneath
the
jackson,
man
school
and
as
a
dog
owner
you
take
your
dog
out
for
a
late
night,
walk
those
light.
They
really
do
they're
just
kind
of
angled,
because
the
way
they're
positioned
underneath
the
school,
how
it
overhangs
that
playground
area.
M
A
Yeah,
no,
that
makes
sense-
and
I
think
that's
unfortunately,
something
that
would
probably
best
be
addressed
by
the
the
building
renovation.
So
I
think,
we'll
you
know
I'll
do
my
best
to
track
that
and
share
those
comments
with
the
school
department,
but-
and
I
imagine
that
there
will
be
a
public
process
around
that
building
as
well,
but
I'm
not
in
charge
of
that
process.
A
M
M
A
M
F
Ready
hi,
my
name's
lee
my
wife
and
I
we
recently
moved
right
right
around
the
corner
from
ringer
park,
we're
just
really
looking
forward
to
this
park
being
a
place
where
we
can
send
our
kid
to
and
everything
we're
really
hoping
that
in
this
new
development
for
the
park,
there's
more
activity
such
as
just
more
more
of
a
a
neighborhood
atmosphere.
There
such
as
someone
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
idea
of
concerts
and
other
things
being
hosted
in
the
park.
We're
excited
about
that
idea
and
potentially.
A
F
Could
we
look
at
a
way
to
really
hone
in
on
if
there
could
be
a
dog
park
in
this
park,
because,
like
every
like
for
years,
we
just
see
people
use
the
baseball
field,
as
that,
so
actually
having
a
dog
park
would
be
great
to
to.
I
guess
decrease
that
particular
issue
in
the
park
and
we
need
more
of
those
in
austin
brighton
anyway.
A
Yeah,
so
let
me
read
some
of
the
comments
I've
come
in
around
the
dog
park.
I'm
trying
to
scan
quickly.
So
forgive
me
if
I
skip
any
andrea
howard
from
the
western
house
said:
please
don't
discount
the
role
that
dog
owners
have
played
to
increase
the
safety
in
the
park.
As
mentioned
earlier,
it's
a
train,
that's
hard
to
have
consistent
surveillance,
so
activity
of
dog
owners
provides
invaluable
eyes
on
the
park.
Smith
has
a
much
better
sight
line,
making
it
safer
to
begin
with.
A
If
austin
can
only
have
one
consider
the
greater
benefit
of
safety,
that's
half
by
is
found
by
having
it
at
ringer.
I
think
bob's
point
about
some
of
the
the
noise
and
the
the
order
that
maybe
maybe
as
a
result
of
the
dog
park,
are
good
points.
If
you
make
here
em
more,
he
I'm
sorry,
I'm
mispronouncing
it
it's
hard
to
tell
what's
the
name
hi.
A
If
you
make
an
actual
dog
park
and
ringer,
please
consider
it
making
it
large
enough
for
dogs
to
fully
run
and
don't
use
gravel
like
smith,
as
it
makes
it
hard
for
dogs
to
run
a
dog
park
would
be
get
a
lot
of
daily
use.
Trudeau
street
dog
park
in
cambridge
would
be
a
great
model
design
and
that's
a
great
note-
and
I
will
definitely
take
note
of
it,
always
looking
for
great
examples
that
people
find.
A
I
think
that
maybe
all
of
the
comments
about
dogs
dogs
dominate
in
the
park
in
part,
because
people
are
not
playing
baseball,
softball
like
they
used
to,
which
is
definitely
a
good
point,
especially
these
days
in
the
past
six
to
nine
months.
But
the
as
we
noted
in
the
presentation,
the
the
ball
field
is
permitted.
I
think
nearly
daily
is
that
right
kyle.
A
I
Hi
thanks
yeah.
It
was
less
of
a
question
and
more
yeah
of
an
observation
that
I,
as
I
walk
through.
I'm
a
neighbor
here
live
at
the
top
of
glenville,
so
I
can
see
ringer
right
now
out
of
my
window,
especially
the
wooded
area.
There
is
a
lot
of
trash
filled
up
there,
but
it
seems
that
it's
largely
due
to
a
lack
of
receptacles
for
for
people
to
put
their
trash.
I
So
if
there
was
a
place
to
put
those
and
for
that
to
be
managed
regularly,
then
I
think
there's
less
cans
and
bottles
on
the
ground
and
less
cans
and
bottles
or
glass
for
people
to
smash
as
they
please.
So
I
I've
noticed
that,
and
I
do
I
love
and
appreciate
the
wooded
area,
the
privacy,
the
shade
and
elevation
kind
of
varied
terrain.
That's
there
for
hiking
sitting,
picnicking
hammocking
enjoying
that
kind
of
secluded
area
within
halston
and
the
city.
I
G
A
I'm
just
going
to
answer
one
quick
question:
are
you
considering
eliminating
the
fence
around
the
baseball
field
to
create
an
open
field
and
moving
the
dogs
to
a
dog
run
more
benches
for
older
people?
I
think
any
everything's
on
the
table
at
this
point,
so
I'm
also
going
to
make
a
read
one
more
comment
that
was:
are
we
considering
field
options
that
are
not
ballparks
to
me?
These
are
connected
in
some
way.
A
The
community
center
rate
indeed
declines
there,
but
in
the
six
years
I've
lived
it
adjacent
to
ringer
I've
seen
fewer
than
five
organized
ball
games
there,
and
I
think
I
think
everything
is
on
the
table.
I
think
it's
a
matter
of
getting
the
you
know
making
sure
that
it
would
fit
size-wise
and
making
sure
that
it
would
be
appropriately
used
and
permitted
and
rosie,
I
think,
is,
is
agreeing
with
me.
Perhaps
we
can
have
a
ballpark
that
can
accommodate
soccer
activities
as
well.
A
Prior
to
the
jackson,
man
prize
of
the
pandemic
jackson,
man
community
center,
served
a
minimum
of
200
families
each
week
with
soccer
also
drainage
and
the
ballpark
is
not
great.
So
both
of
those
points
are
are
ones
that
we'll
be
looking
at.
What
other
uses
might
might
fit
in
that
space
or
perhaps
beyond,
and
what
the
impact
to
the
park
would
be.
What
and
what
we
think
would
be
appropriately
permitted.
A
Janine,
I'm
gonna,
allow
you
to
talk,
and
you
can
I
meet
yourself
and
then
just
to
we
only
have
about
15
minutes
left.
So
I'm
going
to
prioritize
people
who
are
on
the
phone
or
sorry
not
on
the
phone
there's
somebody
on
the
phone
are
who
want
to
speak
and
if
there
are
open
questions
at
the
end,
I
will
follow
up.
N
Okay,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
I
think
this
is
great.
I'm
my
I
guess
listening
to
the
architect
talking
about
the
spaces
things
of
that
nature,
my
first
thought
is
about
the
performance,
space
or
the
term.
The
performance
which
is
the
circular
area,
that
it
was
once
grassed
and
now
used
as
a
space
for
activities.
N
If
they're
going
to
make
it
an
official
performance
space,
they
need
to
gravel
that
area,
because
it
has
been
overrun
and
very
unsightly
and
does
present
an
issue.
So
we
need
to
get
a
handle
on
whether
that's
really
going
to
be
a
performance
space,
or
is
that
going
to
be
an
entrance
space
that
needs
to
be
upgraded
and
maintained
as
you
enter
off
of
emery
road?
N
Some
of
the
other
things
because
I
am
a
mother,
my
child
is
not
a
child
anymore,
she's
older
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
appreciate
the
young
child
area,
which
was
new
at
the
time.
I
know
as
much
as
things
as
years
past
things
dilapidate
and
go
bad.
It
was
once
a
beautiful
space.
I
know
now
that
it's
overrun
by
teenagers
or
young
adults
hanging
out
in
the
middle
of
the
night
maintenance
is
an
issue
with
the
city.
N
Another
thing
is,
of
course,
the
park,
the
area
by
the
jackson,
man
school,
that
abuts
the
park
or
the
you
know
you
walk
from
the
park.
There
needs
to
be
some
type
of
fence
leading
to
the
homes
that
are
in
the
back
or
something
that
cuts
off
private
area
when
you
actually
have
homeowners
back
there,
because
it
has
been,
it
still
remains.
N
A
liability
and
the
city
doesn't
take
responsibility,
and
neither
does
the
jackson
man,
so
it's
just
like
a
mixed
bag
of
a
little
bit
of
a
mess,
but
the
last
two
things
I
want
to
say
is:
that
is
that,
of
course,
as
a
dog
owner
I
mean
this
dog
park.
Issue
has
always
been
an
issue,
I
would
say
the
first
10
years
that
I've
been
was
a
dog
owner.
I
still
are
now.
N
Those
were
the
two
designated
spots
that
the
police,
as
well
as
the
city,
had
agreed
that
we
could
use
and
not
the
baseball
field
and
the
baseball
field
is
for
baseball
or
because
it
was
a
permanent
area,
but
for
some
reason,
over
the
over
the
last
five
years,
there's
so
many
new
dog
owners
that
you
know
may
not
know
that
it
is
something
that's
not
supposed
to
be
used
by
dog
owners,
even
though
we
enjoy
it.
It
really
is
something
that
has
already
been
hashed
out
and
agreed
to
that.
N
We
would
take
our
dogs
to
another
location,
because
how
can
the
individuals
who
want
to
use
the
softball
field
for
softball
actually
use
the
space
appropriately?
So
I
think
that
needs
to
be
communicated
by
the
boston
police
who
who
enforce
that,
and
I
know
we
have
different
police
officers
in
charge.
Things
of
that
nature
changing
other
guards.
But
this
issue
is
not
new.
It's
been
hashed
out
and
we
just
need
to
start
moving
in
that
direction.
N
Eventually,
until
we
get
a
dog
park
great
and
then
the
very
last
thing
is
the
tennis
courts
and
the
basketball
area,
even
though
it
seems
like
it
was
originally
two
tennis
courts
areas,
and
then
you
made
it
into
a
basketball.
I
think
the
architect
said,
but
I
think
that
there's
so
much
need
nowadays
that
maybe
additional
tennis
courts
and
as
well
as
basketball
course
should
be
considered
and
that's
my
last
thought.
A
O
So
I
think
the
community
would
really
benefit
from
having
lights
on
at
the
basketball
and
tennis
courts
as
it
gets
darker
into
the
evening,
especially
during
the
fall
and
spring.
But
the
weather
is
still
good.
A
lot
of
people
really
want
to
stay
out
and
keep
on
playing
exercising,
but
they're.
Unable
to
so,
I
was
hoping
that
we
could
see
what
could
be
done
to
get
the
lights
back
on.
They
used
to
be
on
about
a
year
or
two
ago,
and
it
was
great
community
was
starting
to
build.
A
J
Today
are
we
on?
Yes,
oh
thank
you.
As
for
the
lights
in
the
summertime,
there's
about
14
hours
of
daylight,
well
past
the
official
closing
time
of
the
park,
the
basketball
court,
they
can
come
to
my
home
and
witness
this
even
in
the
winter.
If
the
courts
are
dry,
there
will
be
24-hour
activity,
not
always,
but
someone
playing
basketball
by
the
way.
That's
not
a
complaint.
For
me.
J
That's
just
a
statement
of
fact:
it's
used,
tennis,
not
so
much
when
it's
dark
14
hours
in
the
summertime,
which
is
the
in
the
summer,
is
getting
longer.
That
is
the
normal
recreation
time
winter
in
new
england.
Isn't
so
much
of
a
tennis
place,
the
lights
should
be
removed.
That's
my
humble
personal
opinion
and
give
us
some
more
sky
back
and
not
waste
money,
but
kathy
that's,
and
we
also.
J
I
have
a
petition
that
a
bunch
of
people
around
the
park
that
lived
here
20
years
ago
and
many
of
them
are
still
there
late
city,
councilor
brian
honan,
sent
it
to
the
lake
park.
Commissioner,
justine
liff,
asking
if
the
lights
be
turned
off
a
lot
of
good
reasons,
hasn't
really
changed
but
kathy.
I
have
a
question
about
dog
parks.
J
A
Yeah,
we
do
have
water
here,
so
that's
definitely
a
plus.
I
don't
know
the
square
footage
requirements
and
I
don't
know
that
there
are
official
requirements
or
guidelines
for
a
dog
park,
but
I
think,
as
part
of
the
next
meeting,
we
could
show
some
examples
and
show
the
size
and
what
that
size
would
mean
on
this
property.
A
A
N
A
Right
so
those
aren't
they're
not
signed
that
way.
That's
not
an
official
designation
that
may
have
been
a
fine
agreement.
20
years
ago
these
days,
this
city
has
been
installing
dog
parks
in
parks
throughout
the
throughout
the
city.
They
usually
are
best
when
there's
a
friends
group
and
an
organized
dog
group
associated
with
them,
so
that,
but
the
unofficial
designations
are
are
hard
to
communicate
to
everybody.
A
P
P
I'm
a
seventh
generation
resident
and
have
recently
moved
just
down
the
road,
and
I
really
would
like
to
start
educational
programs
working
with
the
school
with
the
town,
the
mayor's
art.
I
don't
know
the
arts
council,
but
he
was
putting
in
gardens
the
new
mayor
marty
and
the
the
gardening,
and
I
want
to
work
with
trying
to
get
that
glass,
cleaned
up
and
and
making
those
areas
interactive.
P
There's
a
lot
of
things
you
can
do
just
putting
up
little
signs
to
identify
plants,
starting
educational
programs
with
there's
so
many
parents
with
children
and
now
with
the
school.
Not
there
opportunity.
I
see
opportunities
here
to
to
to
get
everybody
involved
and
to
work
with
a
lot
of
programs
that
are
out
here
already
to
have
so
many
universities
around
here
and
students
who
need
things
to
do
so
there.
I
have
a
lot
of
ideas,
I'm
here
now.
P
A
Q
Q
But
it
might
be
a
suggestion
for
the
architect
to
have
a
look
at
that
area
between
gordon
and
the
tennis
courts,
because
right
now
I
think
that's
sort
of
designated
as
a
you
know:
a
spontaneously
erupted
path,
but
there's
actually
a
fair
amount
of
space
there.
That
could
be
potentially
a
dog
park,
but
it
might
be
good
to
put
that
in
the
plan,
as
you
know,
something
that
that
could
maybe
be
developed
and
then
just
a
small
comment.
A
So
I
think
if
there
are
additional
questions,
please
please
continue
to
put
them
in
the
in
the
q
a
and
I
will
follow
up
with
you
individually,
but
I
do
want
to
just
start
wrapping
up
because
we're
just
about
7
30..
So
the
next
steps
in
our
process
we've
developed
an
online
survey.
The
link
is
there.
A
You
can
also
use
that
qr
code
or
you
can
go
to
our
project
website
down
at
the
bottom,
which
you
can
also
use
that
qr
code
or
boston.gov
slash
ringer
dash
park
is
the
short
url
that
we
have
for
this
for
this
site.
That
will
take
you
to
the
project
website
and
there's
a
link
to
that
survey
on
the
website.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
joining
this
meeting.
I
hope
it
was
helpful
for
you
we're
going
to
be
returning
late
fall
early
winter
to
bring
you
some
design
alternatives,
some
more
information
about
what
we
discussed
today,
we'll
be
developing
some
some
design
alternatives
and
seeing
how
things
fit.