Editor:
The White’s Park next to Pleasant Valley Bridge is in jeopardy of closing.
The park came from an idea of the city’s Committee for Traffic Safety. Fishermen were parking on the bridge and causing unsafe traffic problems. White’s Electronics graciously gave this piece of land for the White’s Memorial Park in honor of Ken and Olive White.
The park did solve the parking problem and was a welcome spot for the fishermen to park their vehicles. It also has been an ideal place for visitors to look at the beauty of the Santiam River. But because of the poor economy, a lack of city funds may now close the fisherman’s park.
Sweet Home needs to move forward, not backwards. Citizens need to speak their opinion concerning the needs of all of us that like to fish or maybe just like to sit there and watch the river flow. We need other ideas for keeping this fine park open. The park requires very little maintenance. Please call us at 367-3803 before it is too late, and we can hopefully plan a way together to keep it open. We need your help.
Bob and Mona Waibel
Sweet Home