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Tag: Sue Prindle

  • Protect Sunlight in Public Parks

    The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay has informed us of a Petition to Support H. 1169, An Act Protecting Sunlight in Certain Public Parks, sponsored by Representatives Martha Walz and Byron Rushing. To read the bill, go to www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H01169.  This bill seeks to expand and clarify the current laws that protect the sunlight on the beloved Boston Public Garden and the Boston Common by limiting new shadows.  Specifically, the bill would prohibit any new construction or building remodeling from blocking sunlight and casting new shadows on six additional public parks.  The goal of the bill is to allow reasonably-scaled development near the parks while protecting sufficient sunlight for the health of the park environment and the enjoyment of its users.

    The five Boston parks and one Cambridge park will be protected by the bill are:

    * The Back Bay Fens
    * Christopher Columbus Park
    * The Commonwealth Avenue Mall
    * Copley Square Park
    * The Esplanade
    * Magazine Beach Park

    You can sign the petition immediately (through May 22) by logging in to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sunlight2.  However, if you have already signed the petition, please do not do so again.  If you have any questions concerning this legislation, you may email Sue Prindle at sprindl@verizon.net.  Photo from www.gardenvoice.com.

  • Wednesday, October 13, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Women at Play

    The Friends of the Esplanade Playspace  invite you to its First Annual “Women at Play” lunch reception on October 13, 2010. As they have gone through the process of trying to get a playspace built, they have come to realize the hard work and perseverance that goes into making a playground,  and wish to recognize some of the Boston women that led the way, including three current members of The Garden Club of the Back Bay, Sue Prindle, Lois Kunian, and Jeryl Oristaglio.

    Honorees

    * Sue Prindle & Lois Kunian, Clarendon Street Playground
    * Holly McGrath, Tadpole Playground
    * Jeryl Oristaglio, Stoneman Playground

    The details of the lunch reception are as follows:

    * Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    * Time: 11:30 am – 1:00pm
    * Where: 8 Mount Vernon Place, Beacon Hill
    * Cost: $100 per ticket

    You may purchase tickets on line at www.esplanadeplayspace.org/luncheon-2010/.

    Friends of Esplanade Playspace