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On December 13, the Audubon Nature Institute held another closed meeting to
discuss Audubon Park issues to which only the heads of the adjoining
neighborhood groups were invited. Save Audubon Park sent a letter of protest to
Ron Forman regarding the closed nature of this meeting, just as we complained
about similar meetings held on September 19 and October 18. Despite the fact
that the meeting agenda included the golf course and clubhouse, as well as other
issues of interest to all park users, the general public was excluded yet again
from the discussion. No meetings for the general public have been scheduled or
announced for the near future.
Liability Red Herring
Supposedly, Mitch Landrieu and John Hainkel are looking into ways to absolve
the ANI from liability so that the Hurst Walk can be open all the time, instead
of merely until golfers start playing in the morning-- when it is essentially "not
open", of course. Since no one was ever hit by a golf ball in 100 years of
coexistence of the Hurst Walk and the old golf course, we reiterate our request
that the golf course design should be adjusted so that liability does not become
a convenient excuse for the loss of this public right-of-way.
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