Well=20said=20puck=20snidow -----Original=20Message----- From:=20Larry=20R=20Lynch=20<birder6@xxxxxxxx> Date:=20Fri,=2025=20Mar=202005=2008:00:13=20 To:VA-Richmond-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject:=20[va-richmond-general]=20James=20River=20Park Hi=20all, Ralph=20White,=20manager=20of=20the=20James=20River=20Park=20System,=20has= =20done=20more=20to enhance=20the=20City=20of=20Richmond's=20image=20than=20anyone=20I=20know.= =20And=20now,=20because he=20did=20something=20on=20behalf=20of=20all=20of=20us=20who=20use=20the= =20park=20system,=20he=20is undergoing=20the=20scrutiny=20of=20his=20bosses=20to=20see=20if=20he=20is= =20fit=20to=20continue. This=20is=20hard=20to=20comprehend.=20The=20way=20that=20I=20understand=20t= his=20from=20the=20news reports,=20the=20city=20wants=20to=20lock=20the=20gates=20at=20the=20park= =20entrances=20from sunset=20to=20sunrise=20to=20prevent=20crime.=20=20Perhaps,=20they=20should= =20just=20block=20off ALL=20roads=20coming=20in=20and=20out=20of=20the=20city=20from=20sunrise=20= to=20sunset=20and=20set curfews=20to=20prevent=20crime?=20 Instead=20of=20spending=20millions=20of=20dollars=20on=20projects=20like=20= the=20Sixth=20Street Marketplace=20and=20Main=20Street=20Station...=20and=20then=20spending=20mi= llions=20to restore=20them=20the=20way=20that=20they=20were,=20perhaps=20they=20should= =20hire=20more=20park personnel=20or=20a=20few=20security=20personnel,=20plus=20install=20lights= =20and=20security cameras=20in=20the=20parking=20areas=20to=20monitor=20what's=20happening.= =20And=20then,=20the parks=20can=20be=20kept=20open=20when=20the=20users=20want=20to=20use=20the= m.=20In=20other communities=20where=20parks=20are=20much=20smaller=20than=20the=20James=20R= iver=20Park System,=20there=20are=20more=20resources=20assigned=20than=20what=20is=20al= located=20here.=20 Our=20natural=20resources=20are=20much=20more=20valuable=20than=20the=20fac= ades=20that=20keep the=20city=20in=20debt.=20It=20would=20be=20so=20nice=20if=20the=20city=20w= ould=20wake=20up=20and recognize=20this.=20 One=20man's=20opinion. Larry .=20 You=20are=20subscribed=20to=20VA-Richmond-General.=20To=20unsubscribe,=20se= nd=20email=20to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20with=20'unsubscribe'=20in=20the= =20Subject=20field.=20To=20adjust=20other=20settings=20(vacation,=20digest,= =20etc.)=20please=20visit,=20//www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-gene= ral. Sent=20wirelessly=20via=20BlackBerry=20from=20T-Mobile. You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.