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Crowd rolls to meeting on Norton skate park
Top Headlines Organizers said 40 people attended the meeting, held Thursday night at the YMCA Program Center, including representatives from Wheaton College, the Norton Police Department, the YMCA, the Norton Parks and Recreation Commission, the school committee and school department, as well as over 30 young skating and biking enthusiasts, parents and interested Norton citizens. Paloma Naderi, the YMCA summer intern responsible for planning the park, hosted the meeting and outlined the proposal she presented at the July 12 selectmen meeting. During a question-and-answer session, various topics were addressed, from park aesthetics to potential issues in location, safety and community collaborations. Audience members were also receptive to forming a skate park committee, which Naderi hopes will form at a meeting at the end of September. Naderi is still seeking permission to use the land in front of the Norton Middle School for the park site. Selectwoman Mary Steele raised a number of questions and concerns about town liability, maintenance, the enforcement of park rules and the park's noise level at the July 12 meeting. She said the board would need to have questions like these answered before the committee moves forward with the project. Naderi and Danielle Sicard, the associate executive director of the Attleboro YMCA, will meet with Steele, the town manager and police and fire chiefs to discuss what they have compiled and researched in response to these concerns next week. For more information, or to volunteer on the project, e-mail pnaderi@attleboroymca.org or nortonymca@aol.com, or contact the Norton YMCA at 508-222-7292.
Post Your Comments Realist wrote on Jul 30, 2007 8:41 PM: " To FFAS - I respect your opinion, but please don't call the area the Sun Chronicle community. " FFAS wrote on Jul 30, 2007 7:14 PM: " PR (whichever one) You need serious help. See my post in the East Side BBQ Blog. You hope around om story to story and try to insult people and critcize their views. I GUARANTY you would not say those things to people's faces. I'm more than willing to meet with you and discuss your views on the Sun Chronicle community. Just let me know. " Cleve wrote on Jul 30, 2007 7:00 PM: " Participatory journalism at its finest! " Money wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:56 PM: " Isn't Norton the town that can't afford to keep the schools repaired and they want to add another expense? " MKM wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:54 PM: " to the real real PR. Honestly, if people took personal responsibility, there would be no law suits. So stop with your crap " Huh! wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:53 PM: " Why is "Good" blaming the police chief on the tag issue. That was the school department. Get you slander straight. " I'm the real PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:50 PM: " Wow...someone must like to impersonate me. It totally cracks me up that I have a stalker. I certainly don't need to hide behind my computer. I'll meet you anywhere. Plus, at least I know how to spell. " jimbo wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:26 PM: " This PR guys is a real clown. " The Real PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 5:18 PM: " I know you are but what am I " The real real PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 2:16 PM: " To the Real PR: Look up the phrase "personal responsibility" and stop with the Nanny State talk. " The Real PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 2:06 PM: " I appoligize for my rude comment. I am a very angry person and i like to hide behind my computer and try to start fights with people. " The Real PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 1:18 PM: " I believe Attleboro does have a skate park but it keeps getting vandalized. And to Good regarding the Ice Skating, we haven't had many cold winters where ice skating was considered safe. And if you are skating on town water, the Chief is responsible. Are you guys adults? Seriously, it's a wonder if you have a brain because you don't seem to use it for common sense. " PR wrote on Jul 30, 2007 1:06 PM: " Hey good, Attleboro has a skate park, right behind the library. Wake up! " Good wrote on Jul 30, 2007 10:42 AM: " Luckily it is in Norton. Chief Pierce in Attleboro would never let it go, siting liability. (Tag, Reservior, Ice skating) " hindsight wrote on Jul 30, 2007 9:28 AM: " It's a great idea and hopefully the town get's behind it. Whenever kids show an intrest, they should be encouraged to participate at every level so that they feel it is their's. If built and supported correctly, a skate park can be as viable to a community as a baseball diamond, football field or town pool. " or
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