Hi! As you may have already heard, the Burlington Recreation Commission board members voted on Monday, March 14th and decided to keep the park name as Wildwood Park. While I am disappointed I am glad that more people now know about Havenville! The board members agreed to placing a kiosk within the park with information about Havenville so stay tuned for more info on that.
If any of you are interested, the Burlington Union has a poll to see what the most popular name is for the new park. Go to wickedlocal.com/Burlington and scroll to the bottom of the page, on the right you should see the poll question. Of course, you should follow your heart but it would be great if you voted for Havenville Park.
Havenville, Burlington 1875
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Havenville Update! It's Decision Time! Monday Night 3/14 at 7pm
Hello Everyone,
Hard to believe that a whole month has gone by since our proposal was made to the Recreation Commission board members! Just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow night, Monday, March 14th at 7pm the board is scheduled to vote on the Havenville / Wildwood park name. I am planning to attend and would love it if any of you were able to also attend! I truly appreciate all of the support you have offered and hope that we have been successful in convincing the board members that Havenville is the best name for our new park! Please pass this along to anyone I may have missed or who you think may be interested! Thanks and hope to see you all there!
Peace,
Mary
Hard to believe that a whole month has gone by since our proposal was made to the Recreation Commission board members! Just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow night, Monday, March 14th at 7pm the board is scheduled to vote on the Havenville / Wildwood park name. I am planning to attend and would love it if any of you were able to also attend! I truly appreciate all of the support you have offered and hope that we have been successful in convincing the board members that Havenville is the best name for our new park! Please pass this along to anyone I may have missed or who you think may be interested! Thanks and hope to see you all there!
Peace,
Mary
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Burlington Union story!
Havenville made the front page of the Burlington Union today 2/17/2011! Grab a copy and read Judy Wasserman's account of the Rec Department meeting held on Monday February 14, 2011. Havenville is also listed in the section called
"3 Things to Consider This Week". Check it out!
"3 Things to Consider This Week". Check it out!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
It's Just Havenville now!
Due to popular demand, the name of the proposal has been changed to just Havenville. Too many people were scared by the Hollow term so it has been removed from the proposal and we are going with Havenville Park instead. More later...
Havenville Proposal Rec Dept Update!
Just wanted to thank everyone for the support at the Rec Dept meeting last night! We had a great turnout and I think we made some progress but we will have to wait for the board member's response. I will keep you posted! Thank you to everyone who signed and turned in a postcard, thanks to those who called or emailed their town meeting member, thanks to those who sent words of encouragement and thanks to those who were at the meeting, either physically or in spirit! There will be a small write up in the Union this week and the full story in next week's edition. Stay tuned!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Havenville Meeting TONIGHT!
Hi! Just a little reminder that tonight is the big night at the Rec Dept! Hope you can make it! The meeting starts at 7pm and we should be done by 7:30! Happy Valentine's Day!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Hi Everyone!
Well, this has been a very interesting week down here in Havenville. I got to spend several hours with the Co-Chair of the Burlington Historical Commission, Mike Tredeau, going over Havenville history. He is a wealth of information and knows just about everything about Burlington. He also hosts that great cable show All History is Local on BCAT. I also got to speak with Bob Costa, another Burlington history expert and a teacher at the Burlington High School. He is also the author of the fantastic book Images of America, Burlington that has great Burlington information and lots of very old photographs! And lucky me, I got to have a wonderful conversation with a lovely lady, Harriet Rice. Harriet is the daughter of Louis Skelton and she grew up in Havenville. She shared with me some of her memories of growing up and what Havenville was like when she was a young girl. Fascinating! I am so appreciative for all of the people who have taken time to talk to me, send in the postcards or email me with encouragement. That is what makes me keep going with this mission.
If you are a Burlington resident, like the Havenville name for the park and want to help out, please email me a simple message stating your support for the new park to be named Havenville. It doesn't have to be Havenville Hollow as long as we can resurrect the Havenville name. Please include your full name and street address along with your message. I am compiling emails to show the Recreation Commission members that there really are people in Burlington who care about Havenville! If you are really excited about Havenville, why not contact your Town Meeting member and ask if they can support Havenville? Ask them to contact me with their message of support as well. And lastly, if you are a totally passionate Havenville fan, please come to the Rec Dept meeting on Monday, February 14th (yes, it's Valentine's Day!) at 7 PM and show your love for Havenville! Thank you all so much for your continued support!
Peace,
MTG
Havenville
MTGreat3@rcn.com
P.S. Almost forgot! Please check out the Burlington Patch online newletter at BurlingtonPatch.com. They did a story on the Havenville proposal today!
Well, this has been a very interesting week down here in Havenville. I got to spend several hours with the Co-Chair of the Burlington Historical Commission, Mike Tredeau, going over Havenville history. He is a wealth of information and knows just about everything about Burlington. He also hosts that great cable show All History is Local on BCAT. I also got to speak with Bob Costa, another Burlington history expert and a teacher at the Burlington High School. He is also the author of the fantastic book Images of America, Burlington that has great Burlington information and lots of very old photographs! And lucky me, I got to have a wonderful conversation with a lovely lady, Harriet Rice. Harriet is the daughter of Louis Skelton and she grew up in Havenville. She shared with me some of her memories of growing up and what Havenville was like when she was a young girl. Fascinating! I am so appreciative for all of the people who have taken time to talk to me, send in the postcards or email me with encouragement. That is what makes me keep going with this mission.
If you are a Burlington resident, like the Havenville name for the park and want to help out, please email me a simple message stating your support for the new park to be named Havenville. It doesn't have to be Havenville Hollow as long as we can resurrect the Havenville name. Please include your full name and street address along with your message. I am compiling emails to show the Recreation Commission members that there really are people in Burlington who care about Havenville! If you are really excited about Havenville, why not contact your Town Meeting member and ask if they can support Havenville? Ask them to contact me with their message of support as well. And lastly, if you are a totally passionate Havenville fan, please come to the Rec Dept meeting on Monday, February 14th (yes, it's Valentine's Day!) at 7 PM and show your love for Havenville! Thank you all so much for your continued support!
Peace,
MTG
Havenville
MTGreat3@rcn.com
P.S. Almost forgot! Please check out the Burlington Patch online newletter at BurlingtonPatch.com. They did a story on the Havenville proposal today!
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