Lost Parks
On days when I ride my bike to work I often will ride past a small city park in the tideflats near the Puyallup River. The only cars I’ve seen in the parking lot seem to be there for less-traditional park like activities (at least where I grew up). This story in the New York Times about parks falling into disrepair made me think about what parks we may have in our city that have seen better days. I think of the gulch and trails behind Garfield Park and the closed trails below the Stadium bowl. I’m sure there are others. What parks have we forgotten as a city?
Link: Parks Even the Parks Dept. Won’t Claim – The New York Times
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F fred davie February 12, 2013
“These revisions include positioning pay at the 60th percentile of the market,”
This would be a GOOD change for the taxpayers of Tacoma and I encourage immediate passage. For the last few years the city has been paying at the 70th percentile of the market.
OTOH, 60th percentile still represents an OVERPAYMENT to city employees. 50th percentile would tend to represent an average salary, so any amount in excess of this would represent an overpayment. There has been NO SHOWING that the citizens of Tacoma are getting above average work or above average workers in exchange for the excess wage arrangement. It’s basically just a give-away of scarce resources. A more cynical observer might say it’s just utopianism run amok.