FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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By Bill Korbholz Since the Master Plan Committee submitted its final draft proposal of an updated Master Plan for Edgewood Park to Director Patrick Sanchez last January, its fate has been in limbo. The Parks and Recreation Division has been unable to move forward on the approval process due to a lack of funding to cover the expenses. Further, certain groups have criticized the draft for a variety of reasons, ranging from disagreement with the prioritization of management objectives, to concern over the absence of material on the history of large antelopes at Edgewood. However, I am pleased to report that at the Parks and Recreation Commissioners meeting of May 2, the commissioners voted unanimously to direct Director Sanchez to provide a plan by the June meeting for the adoption of a new Master Plan for Edgewood Park. Moreover, the commissioners promoted the priority of this project from essential to critical, the highest tier. This project now stands second only to the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve Master Plan project in the planning category for the Division. This action represents a significant advance in achieving our goal of adopting a master plan which reflects the park’s designation as a natural preserve. (Recall that the current Master Plan, developed in 1982, calls for the construction of a golf course.) You can help move this adoption process along by sending letters of support to Director Sanchez at:
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