Stop Water Stripper being built in Christopher Morely Park

Statement in Opposition to the proposal to locate a "Water Stripper" in Nassau County's Christopher Morley Park, Roslyn, NY

June 11, 2014

The Park Advocacy & Recreation Council of Nassau (PARCnassau) opposes the placement of a "water stripper" in Christopher Morley Park by the Roslyn Water District and urges the County Administration, County Legislators, County Park Officials and NYS Legislators to stop this overt theft of public parkland to address a trace contaminant found in a well outside the park

Over the last 3 county administrations, the county park system, has been decimated. by wholesale give-aways of parkland by leasing and permitting private use and occupancy for up to 20 years by various organizations looking to profit at the taxpayers' expense. Private companies do not pay real estate taxes on public lands.

The 600 acres of county parkland including 18 parks, preserves and museums have been systematically looted by the very public officials charged with the protection and preservation of these facilities.

Enough is enough!

The following county parklands have been gifted, leased and/or privatized over the past several years. It  is time to stop!

Facility                                                  Beneficiary                                            Acreage

Roosevelt Preserve                                 Coleman Camp                                      4 acres

Tanglewood Preserve                              Centre for Science & Learning                 11 acres

Hempstead Harbor Park                         Huntington Coach Co (Bus Storage         290 acres

Manhasset Valley Park                          TONH   (Inter government favor)               230 acres

Whitney Pond Park                                TONH               "                                   24 acres

Herricks Park                                        TONH              "                                                2.4 acres

Albertson Memorial Park                        TONH              "                                                2 acres

Sagamore Ballfield                                 TONH             "                                     1 acre

Roslyn Road Park                                  TONH             "                                     1 Acre

Plandome Park                                      TONH             "                                     1 acre

Cantiague Park                                      Westbury Jeep  (auto storage)                2.5 acres

Christopher Morley Park                         C. Morley Tennis LLC (privatize)              5 acres

Christopher Morely Park                         Ice Rink (Privatize)                                 1 acre

Christopher Morely Park                         Roslyn Water District                             2 acres

Eisenhower Park                                    Private Pool(Dave Ferris                          2 acres

Eisenhower Park                                    Private Tennis Facility                            6 acres

Bay Park                                               Molloy College                                       20 acres

Mitchell Field                                         Molloy College                                       10 acres

Mitchell Field                                         Pro Soccer                                            10 acres

Old Bethpage Planting Fields                  US Armor Museum                                10 acres

Sterling Woods                                      TOB      (Forest into ball fields)                15 acre

Millburn Park                                         Coral House                                          2 acres

                                                                                                                        649.9( acres

Bruce Piel

Chairman

Park Advocacy & Recreation Council of Nassau

516 783-8378