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From Don Guanella to Delco Woods — to mental health facility? The dispute over Delaware County’s largest park

2024-05-22

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Bob Barlow

05-23

there's a ton of empty CHEAP BUILDINGS SOTTING EMPTY ALLLLLL THROUGH CHESTER AND DARBY ...ANY OF THISE AREAS WILL BEST SUITED TO REALLY HELP THE MENTALLY ILL ...AND THE PROPERTY IS CHEAP ...HELL THEY WILL GIVE A FEW BUILDING IN CHESTER JUST TO GET SOME RESIDENTS.....GO WHERE U ATE NEEDED ...NOT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD...ALL THE Taxes THEM PPL PAY EACH YEAR ...AINT NO WAY MO HOW UR PUUTTING A LOONEY BIN OUT IN THEM RICH WHITE PPLZ HOOD ....LMFAO ....GET THE FORK OUTTA HERE ...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN....SO GIV IT UP ALREADY ...U BEEN AT THESE PPL FOR 2.5 YEARS ....DONT U THINK U DRAGGED UR FEET ON THIS BS LONG ENOUGH ....GO WHERE U CAN DO THE MOST GOOD ...NOT SOME COUNTRY CLUB SETTING W UR FED FUNDED $$$$$$. GO INTO THE HOOD WHERE THEY TRUELLY NEED U !!!!!!

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05-22

Again, for those that have not been involved, except form the very beginning there are a few unseen signals in this article that even the author may not be aware. Firstly, Ken Hempill is not a co-founder as if there was only one other person founding Save Marple Greenspace. Ken is one of a group of many involved, early in the original process. Secondly, I vehemently disagree with Mr. Hempill’s constant references to the political makeup of the previous council. Why do I disagree? Because (in my opinion) Mr. Hempill’s constant mention of the previous council smacks of a political motivation and, even more importantly, it has nothing to do with what is going on today. The current county council has the responsibility to follow through with their original promise to use the Don Guanella only for recreation purposes, as Joe Rufo, President of The Marple Commissioners has previously stated. As Mr. Rufo accurately stated, in no meetings with the community, or otherwise, were the residents made aware of County Councils intention to use part of Don Guanella for a mental health facility. So even with my opinions, we all still have the same goal, to use Don Guanella, only for recreation. County Council should realize that because we were all together for the better part of 10 years to help reserve Don Guanella only for recreation and I do not believe any of us are going to retreat at this point.

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