Dear Editor:
RE: Puslinch awards contract for two park projects; community group advocates for one to be postponed, May 18.
Puslinch needs park upgrades, not more red tape to get them completed. The Concerned Citizens of Puslinch request that the Boreham Park replacement project be put on hold to complete a study to see if filling in the drainage ditches in the park was a bit of a shock to me.
The township has fought to obtain these grants, and they only have a short timeline to complete the projects or they will loose the grants. I feel the taxpayers should not be put on the hook to cover such a study or improvement, when this park has been operating since its inception with no injuries, complaints or problems since its inception.
Do I agree there are pathogens in the grass filled ditches, maybe there is. There are also pathogens in food we eat from our gardens as well. My children have played in the dirt, ditches, sand, and really enjoy this park.
I asked them if they knew that they could get sick from playing in the grass ditch they laughed at me and gave me a funny look. We should be thankful that the township has gone above and beyond to secure these grants for the parks upgrades.
Kimberley Dewbury,
Puslinch