Show SENTIMENT FOR C I 1 5 BEING CH E A citizens are arc urging tho the purchase of centrally plot of ground for civic center and recreation grounds since the suggestion of the reaper a few weeks since that now was a good time for the city to acquire title to a centrally located plot of ground to be used as a public park there is a growing sentiment that richfield should have a park several of the council members are enthusiastic about this matter and a number of influential citizens havo have expressed a desire to see this municipal need supplied A number of citizens are interesting themselves in the matter of so curing the block on which stands the star pavilion and converting this into a park whore citizens may repair for recreation and rest the pavilion would make an ideal indoors recreation center in the winter time and with the acquirement of occupied ground adjoining an ideal outdoors playground and ie creation park could bo be secured the ground lying as it aces so close to the public schools would furnish Rich fields children with ideal facilities for outdoor sports citizens of all classes who have been approached aro arc urging the securing of this ground while the spirit of improvement pro is so much in evidence L the ake securing of the necessary bunds U is a problem to some and they wonder of the city can raise the money to purchase the proposed site bite but it is pointed out by others that the city owns much land in various parts of the city alt that is lying idle unproductive and unoccupied the suggestion is offered that this land can be advantageously converted into a fund for the park iro eject and the idle land turned into hands where it will be improved if the city council sees tho the need of the park as strongly as do some of the citizens the raising of the necessary funds will be an easy matter meantime the creation of a sentiment r for the park and recreation center goes merrily on and ere the season wanes it will have become crystallized and the park will become a certainty |