Lansdale Borough is not responsible or liable for injuries suffered at any of its parks, according to the parks and recreation director. The parks and recreation committee directed the parks department to look into the necessity for more signage.
Get injured in Lansdale's parks, and it's on you. A discussion over more safety signage specifically in Lansdale's Stony Creek Park highlighted the start of the parks and recreation committee meeting this month. In the end, parks and recration director Carl Saldutti advised he would look into the possibility of adding more signage to the parks to let users know that use is at their own risk. Resident Anne Scheuring said numerous residents have approached her recently as she walked in Stony Creek Park about safety concerns in the borough's parks. "They want to know if we (Lansdale Borough) are responsible for injuries in the park. If kids get hurt, is the borough responsible?" Scheuring said. "No," said Saldutti regarding responsibility …
Councilwoman and parks and recreation chair Mary Fuller said the committee is in the early stages of discussing how to bring a skate park to Lansdale.
Tighten up the decks and get a grip on this news: Lansdale Borough wants a skate park. And perhaps the third time will be the charm. Parks and Recreation Committee Chairwoman Mary Fuller said at an April 6 meeting that the committee is proceeding with discussions on how to bring a skate park to the borough. She and borough parks and recreation director Carl Saldutti confirmed that the area of interest for consideration is Schweiker Park. The park, Fuller said, would be a joint project with Hatfield Township. Hatfield co-owns Schweiker Park with the borough and, in essence, would jointly own a skate park. There are two privately-owned lots that adjoin the park, and the borough could be looking into purchasing them from the resident. “The …
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Kerry Boehm
7:52 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
Plenty examples of idiocy on both sides of the aisle more ›