tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post5900847509799845161..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: this week in wheaton: no gas station for youDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-56307978570647928022010-10-07T18:46:42.898-04:002010-10-07T18:46:42.898-04:00What a strange title. NOT- "no gas station fo...What a strange title. NOT- "no gas station for you". We have PLENTY of gas stations thank you very much! Its "No recreation center for you" "go wander the streets kids and find something to do!" the Rafferty is at the edge of the complex not in the middle and is next to the future rescue sqauad where the building would have buffered the Leesborough community from the noise of the emergency vehicles and sirens. It was a challenging project yes but a great location from a walkability adn accessibility standpoint for the community and could have been linked creatively with the rescue squad (which was one heart of my NY community growing up) library and current woefully inadequate Recreation Center in a complex of fun, interesting and edcuational activy within walking distance of many many residents in the Wheaton core. <br /><br />Now we get nothing - no renovations, no 4 season indoor recreation facility for young to old. Just A leaky library that urgently needs renovation and a similarly decaying recreation center next door that is not sufficient for more than a few residents at time- if one group is meeting there or using the equipment everyone else in teh whole facility can hear them. <br /><br />Wheaton residents need to stand up for what we all need to make the wider Wheaton core a vibrant, safe, fun, healthy place to be with businesses, housing, entertainment, AND recreation in close proximity.Kbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13902193951719749343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-14136459699907117772010-07-30T19:49:33.509-04:002010-07-30T19:49:33.509-04:00I know it's fairly new, but the idea of saving...I know it's fairly new, but the idea of saving the Rafferty Center gym inside a townhouse complex always seemed goofy.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930563727941355838noreply@blogger.com