No. 1 Vol. 20
j u n e 16 - 2 2 , 2011 Published Weekly
KONK Life
KONK BROADCASTING NEWS DIRECTOR Guy deBoer
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UP F R O N T WHAT IT MAY BECOME
it may become. What is that, you say? How about the first, new, redesigned paid parking lot in Old Town? Tere is a small parking lot there today, but replacing it with a well designed, larger facility can only help alleviate the current parking woes for Upper Duval Street, right? Tink about it. How about a city park design with pedestrian conduits that connects with the small, back-ally lanes that already exist near Southard and Duval. Close your eyes and think about it for a moment — a park that adds green space to the already crowded Simonton-Duval Street Corridor. If we can see the possiilities of a new park, what else can it provide the community? Well, very soon, the city will be conducting a study to look at
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the traffic issues we as residents are confronted with everyday. City buses, tourist trolleys and those forever-in-the-way, slow tricycle Pedicabs, right? So, let’s also include drop-off locations on the three open sides of this new park design to help alleviate congestion and traffic delays. Even move the closest tourist drop- off points along Simonton and Duval streets,that are currently being used to this location, and we’ve already eliminated many of the problems that currently affect the area. Are we done yet? No. Tere is still more that a new park can
contribute to the area. What about the old fire station on the site? What to do about it, right? Tink about sliding it over to where the Madeline Bean city building is and elevating it, so it overlooks the beautiful new park. What a gift to our trusted and honored firemen, right? How many times have you driven by and noticed the firehouse team sitting outside discussing their day or the last medical emergency or fire to which they were called? Wait a minute. What did I just say? Here we have expertly
trained safety, medical and law enforcement employees, city employees, living and working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, right beside our Old Town parking facility, city bus and tourist trolley drop-off locations. Te city even has a built-in trained security team. No, I’m not advocating that fireman become and act like our city’s law enforcement officers. But, think about it, who would even think about committing petty crimes or drug sales in the presence of our firemen? My guess is not many. Tere is a distinct advantage to having this park neighbor this
valuable, municipal facility, and the city should take advantage of its presence and the built-in deterrent to crime that it provides. For as our mayor and city commissioners discuss Old Town parking problems and the new location for City Hall, there are still members of the commission who feel strongly that we should rebuild a new City Hall on Angela Street. What do you think we should do? If we as residents do not speak
up soon, we may end up with more problems for Old Town and the city as a whole than we could ever have imagined. Tank you local architect Michael Miller for showing us the possibilities of what may be. lGuy deBoer/publisher
Correction Last week’s “Summertime!” cover photography was taken by photographer Ralph dePalma. We apologize for the omission.
It’s a city park, public parking, fire station and trolley bus drop-off. Finally, the spotlight is beginning to shine back on the City Hall Angela Street location. Te attention it is drawing is not as the rebuilding site for the new City Hall. No, today this attention reflects the possibilities of what
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