Comments on: Rollingwood raises pavilion fee for nonresidents http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/ Westlake Picayune is a publication of Austin Community Newspapers Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sue http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/comment-page-1/#comment-3971 Sue Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:12:43 +0000 http://www.westlakepicayune.com/?p=2269#comment-3971 Hmmm. Lets compare: The Rollingwood city administrator deliberately chooses NOT to provide handicapped accessible restrooms in city hall (while spending $10,000 on remodeling them) which shows she doesn't care about people and so DISCOURAGES CITY HALL USAGE BY THE HANDICAPPED. Maybe she should say the handicapped just are not important and the $10,000 is better spent on remodeling the restrooms for only nonhandicapped users and no one else. Health, safety, welfare, common decency, and the law. Absent in Rollingwood city hall. But instead lets ARGUE about the park fees for the pavilion rental and go after alderman Hinton (again). Now THAT make sense. Hmmm. Lets compare: The Rollingwood city administrator deliberately chooses NOT to provide handicapped accessible restrooms in city hall (while spending $10,000 on remodeling them) which shows she doesn’t care about people and so DISCOURAGES CITY HALL USAGE BY THE HANDICAPPED. Maybe she should say the handicapped just are not important and the $10,000 is better spent on remodeling the restrooms for only nonhandicapped users and no one else. Health, safety, welfare, common decency, and the law. Absent in Rollingwood city hall.
But instead lets ARGUE about the park fees for the pavilion rental and go after alderman Hinton (again). Now THAT make sense.

]]> By: Catherine http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 Catherine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:56:25 +0000 http://www.westlakepicayune.com/?p=2269#comment-3951 Yes but John Hinton needs to think about how he sounds when he speaks.... "discourage non-resident usage" speaks for itself. All they had to say was- we feel the fee is too low for the amenities provided. City of Austin has never said- discourage non residents... Yes but John Hinton needs to think about how he sounds when he speaks…. “discourage non-resident usage” speaks for itself.

All they had to say was- we feel the fee is too low for the amenities provided. City of Austin has never said- discourage non residents…

]]> By: Sue http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/comment-page-1/#comment-3916 Sue Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:59:05 +0000 http://www.westlakepicayune.com/?p=2269#comment-3916 The Rollingwood park is a public park and will remain public. There is no evidence that anyone, including any of the current city aldermen, wish to somehow privatize public land. John Hinton certainly does not want that. A fee to use the pavilion has always been in place. Raising it to help offset the maintenance costs bourne by Rollingwood taxpayers seems reasonable. This is done by other cities including the city of Austin for its pavilion in Zilker park. It does not seem to be such a huge issue. Rollingwood park is also different from Zilker in that it is supported by a very small tax base and is sized and to serve a smaller neighborhood. That should also be kept in mind. No one wants to make Rollingwood a gated community. The Rollingwood park is a public park and will remain public. There is no evidence that anyone, including any of the current city aldermen, wish to somehow privatize public land. John Hinton certainly does not want that. A fee to use the pavilion has always been in place. Raising it to help offset the maintenance costs bourne by Rollingwood taxpayers seems reasonable. This is done by other cities including the city of Austin for its pavilion in Zilker park. It does not seem to be such a huge issue. Rollingwood park is also different from Zilker in that it is supported by a very small tax base and is sized and to serve a smaller neighborhood. That should also be kept in mind.
No one wants to make Rollingwood a gated community.

]]> By: Neal http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/comment-page-1/#comment-3882 Neal Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:42:48 +0000 http://www.westlakepicayune.com/?p=2269#comment-3882 I've never heard of recreation management that includes 'discouraging' the use of a city park. I’ve never heard of recreation management that includes ‘discouraging’ the use of a city park.

]]> By: Victoria http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/03/rollingwood-raises-pavilion-fee-for-nonresidents/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Victoria Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:11:53 +0000 http://www.westlakepicayune.com/?p=2269#comment-3868 I am a new resident in the City of Rollingwood and love the Park facilities. I am embarrassed by the attitude John Hinton has towards non resident park visitors. He needs to remember that it is a City park- not a park in a gated community. I am certain many Rollingwood residents use many park facilities in Austin and other areas- how would we feel if we were discouraged from using their parks simply because of our address??? John Hinton needs to think before he speaks. I am a new resident in the City of Rollingwood and love the Park facilities. I am embarrassed by the attitude John Hinton has towards non resident park visitors. He needs to remember that it is a City park- not a park in a gated community. I am certain many Rollingwood residents use many park facilities in Austin and other areas- how would we feel if we were discouraged from using their parks simply because of our address???

John Hinton needs to think before he speaks.

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