Madison Park

Meeting Minutes for April 14, 2003

Apr 16, 2003

Debra H Campbell wrote:

> After our meeting on Monday night with the Marion Diehl / Queens
> University we are interested in hearing how you feel about this proposal.
> We are trying to get a feel for how our neighborhood views this
> proposal. We know you have an opinion and we would like to gather these
> opinions together and see where we stand on this idea.
>
> ... Do we want to lose 64 acres of natural wooded property?
> ... How would new baseball and soccer fields help our children?
> ... What is the future of this land if it is not leased to Queens
> University?.
> ... How many trees will really be cut down only to have more trees
> planted in their place?
> ... What will the noise and lights do to or for our neighborhood?
> ... How will security be handled after hours?
> ... In 30 years after the lease is up who will own the land?
> ... If Queens University does acquire this property and they do a land
> swap how will that
> property be zoned or rezoned?
>
> These are just some of the questions we need to think about. Now is the
> time that we can make a difference, if we want! If we like the
> proposal, lets learn the time frame that the building process would be
> on. If we don't like the proposal, lets find out what we can do to stop
> the Parks and Recreation from proceeding with this proposal.
>
> This is your neighborhood and together we can make it a better place to
> live. Either way, let me hear from you.
>
> Debra 704.523.6163