10-26-2010, 04:48 AM
Sorry, Royal. Neighborhood Watch is not a security force or law enforcement agency. It's all we can do to get people to look out for their own neighborhoods, so I think security at a HPP-owned park would have to be accomplished otherwise. Our current activity center has not suffered significantly from abuse, but it does have restricted access via being gated.
My own suggestion is "keep it simple!" The more elaborate and complicated the park facilities become, the higher the maintenance cost and the more attractive for vandals it would be. Walking trails, basic playground outfitting, garden areas, and parking would be all we need to start. My own inclination is to retain as much of the ohia forest as is practical, along with the requisite cultural sites, if any.
My own suggestion is "keep it simple!" The more elaborate and complicated the park facilities become, the higher the maintenance cost and the more attractive for vandals it would be. Walking trails, basic playground outfitting, garden areas, and parking would be all we need to start. My own inclination is to retain as much of the ohia forest as is practical, along with the requisite cultural sites, if any.