Save
Firemen’s Field
For our Families & for our Future
The
Mission of the Coalition to Save Firemen’s Field is
to:
- Educate
the public on the current multiple uses
of our “Common Ground”, including the Oyster
and St. Rocco Festivals, summertime overflow parking for
Little League Football, the Blue Fish Tournament and the
Greater Long Island Running Club triathlons;
- Accommodate
future expansion of Recreation, Sports
and Waterfront Dependent activities, (or possible expansion
of the Theodore Roosevelt elementary school);
- Ensure
adequate parking for Long Island Railroad
commuters, including any future line electrification, bus,
trolley and taxi transportation hub needs;
- Celebrate
the esthetic and environmental attributes of the site (including
its magnificent view of the harbor, linkage
with two public parks and adjacent fragile fresh-water springs;)
- Work
constructively for the Greater Good of
the community, by gathering facts and holding open dialogue
with Civic Organizations, Town Government, and Urban Planners;
- Enhance
the infrastructure of the site to maximize its
beauty and safety (and to encourage Customers, Merchants
and Town Employees to park here, thereby opening up “shopping
lots” for the merchants);
- Prevent
creation of the Theodore Roosevelt Museum, Auditorium
and Parking Garage at the site, which at the current proposed
size would dominate the town and preclude the wide variety
of long established uses.
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"Conservation
means development as much as it does protection. I recognize
the right and duty of this generation to develop and use
the natural resources of our land; but I do not recognize
the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the
generations that come after us."
Theodore
Roosevelt "The New Nationalism" speech, Osawatomie,
Kansas, August 31, 1910
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more information about the Coalition to Save Firemen's Field
contact: |
Caroline
S. DuBois
156 Cove Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(516) 922-7345 |
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| Firemen's
Field in use |
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This
is an example of the many ways that our community utilzes Firemen's
Field.
To
see a full list of events and uses
click here |
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| Letters
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| Unbalanced
Proposal,
by George M. DeMartino read more |
| Letter
to the Editor: December 30, 2007 RE: TR Museum Land
Grab by Caroline S. DuBois read
more |
| To
the editor Save "Firemen's Field" at Oyster
Bay by Robert Bile read
more |
| This
is to announce the formation of a new citizen’s advocacy
group: “Save Firemen’s Field.”
by Caroline S. DuBois read
more |
Letter
to John Venditto: April 16, 2008
read more |
| Community
Fellowship at Firemen's Field: April 12, 2008 read
more |
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| Letter
to John Venditto: April 16, 2008
read more |
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