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Park #3 Development Concerns
Union City's Mayor and State Senator Brian Stackwrote grants and made other funding requests in 2010 to develop a section of Washington Park. Union City has rented the section from Hudson County for a mere $1 a year since the mid-80's. This section of the park is referred to as Park #3 and is situated between Palisade Avenue and New York Avenue and Paterson Plank Road and Second Street. Note: The original rent agreement was requested by the WPA and neither Hudson County nor Union City can find the agreement, which should clarify how our Hudson County Park land can and cannot be developed.
Unlike recent park improvements in all other sections of the 21-acre Hudson County park the WPA was not included in this planning, not consulted or even made aware of the desire to add yet more recreational space to a historic 100 year old park, which in present day already boasts four great baseball fields, nine tennis courts, four basketball courts, a soccer field, and a volleyball court.
Union City's Mayor and State Senator Brian Stackwrote grants and made other funding requests in 2010 to develop a section of Washington Park. Union City has rented the section from Hudson County for a mere $1 a year since the mid-80's. This section of the park is referred to as Park #3 and is situated between Palisade Avenue and New York Avenue and Paterson Plank Road and Second Street. Note: The original rent agreement was requested by the WPA and neither Hudson County nor Union City can find the agreement, which should clarify how our Hudson County Park land can and cannot be developed.
Unlike recent park improvements in all other sections of the 21-acre Hudson County park the WPA was not included in this planning, not consulted or even made aware of the desire to add yet more recreational space to a historic 100 year old park, which in present day already boasts four great baseball fields, nine tennis courts, four basketball courts, a soccer field, and a volleyball court.
Note: All the X's on the conceptual plan below are old growth trees over 80 years old. These are the same species of tree lining Las Ramblas in Barcelona dating back to the 18th century. Sycamores can grow for as long as 500 to 600 hundred years. Union City's plan is to remove 17 of these sycamores along with many other scrubs and smaller trees.
Note: There are no bathrooms or bleachers planned for this larger multi purpose baseball, soccer, and football field.