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mickyrow42 t1_j56coab wrote

Reply to comment by marullos in Anybody have any idea why the grass in Hamilton Park is so poorly maintained? by parqlife

It may be maintained by volunteers but Van Vorst did a $2million renovation to bring in those elements; people didn't take it upon themselves to build in the fountain, gazebo, gardens and landscaping. You don't just volunteer and do what you want.

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objectimpermanence t1_j57yphh wrote

Isn’t that park mostly maintained by the Van Vorst Park neighborhood association?

I’m pretty sure there’s an organized group of people donating time AND money to maintain that park unlike most others around JC.

Anyways, it’s interesting to compare different parks around the city. The layout of Lafayette Park is very similar to Hamilton Park, but it’s wayyy underutilized and usually feels empty and barren compared to Hamilton Park, which ironically means that it has nicer grass.

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mickyrow42 t1_j5anwm4 wrote

Is it not fair to question why the HP association isn’t capable of bringing in the same sort of attention and money? We going to act like there’s no money in Hamilton park?

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Iamdonewithusernames t1_j58sggw wrote

Are you new here? HP had a huge renovation to make it what you enjoy today that we were barricaded for years to use.

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mickyrow42 t1_j5an16q wrote

Nope. Been in JC going on 15 years and HP 6+. When was this massive barricaded reno?

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