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Valley Patriot Editorial
FIX THE FOUNTAIN!
09/01/06
For
years the people of Lawrence and visitors to the city
have enjoyed the majesty of a giant fountain at the
corner of South Union St. and Winthrop Avenue. And for
years the DPW has neglected to adequately fix up that
fountain when it fell into disrepair.
Now DPW Director Frank McCann and City Councilor Marie
Gosselin have cooked up a scheme to get grant money by
proposing to demolish the fountain (dedicated to Vietnam
veterans), build a park and erect a much smaller
fountain.
This from the same councilor and DPW director who
rejected tearing down the Veterans Memorial Stadium for a
smaller steel structure because, they said, the stadium
was a monument to the veterans.
We see no difference.
This fountain is also located at an intersection that
Police Chief John Romero calls the “most dangerous
intersection in the city.” So dangerous, in fact,
that Romero is putting up video cameras there. Attracting
children and families to a lot of land that is located
inches from the highest number of car accidents and auto
fatalities is not only dangerous and unwise, it leaves
the city libel.
We find it inexplainable that the DPW cannot adequately
fix a fountain, but is pledging to build a park to
maintain instead.
We say, fix the fountain, make whatever upgrades are
needed and save the taxpayers a million or more dollars
by treating it with the same respect that we demanded for
the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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The September, 2006
Edition of the Valley Patriot
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