Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston

I am FED UP with people today.

Earlier this week, the Parks Department removed the gates from Phillips Street Park.

I assume there was a discussion something like this:

City Hall Dolt #1: This fucking lady on Phillips Street isn't going to stop riding our asses until we do something about the dogs in that park.
City Hall Dolt #2: I know, we need to do something to shut her up. What can we do?
City Hall Dolt #1: I know! Let's just take the gates off the park! Yeah, that's perfect! Then nobody will go there with their dogs anymore!
City Hall Dolt #2: God, you're a genius. That's fucking brilliant.

Guess what geniuses? It's FUCKING STUPID. Sorry to pepper the F word here so freely but it really deserves it.

First of all, people don't follow leash laws in this city. Which is another pet peeve of mine, but not the chief point of this story. Suffice it to say, gates or no gates, park or no park, law or no law, people who don't follow the rules will continue to do whatever the hell they want. Also, people who DO leash their dogs can of course still use the park, even though you stupidly took the gates off. Me, for instance, I keep taking my dog there. So way to go fucking geniuses.

Secondly, according to this document, I think it's fairly clear that the city can't just do whatever it wants willy nilly on the street of Beacon Hill. For instance, this regulation was used to ban newspaper boxes. Not exactly what most people would consider an "architectural element" probably. Less so than a gate on a city park for instance. And, just in case you were wondering, it looks stupid. It looks like teenagers vandalized the park by stealing the gate. It's obvious there's SUPPOSED TO BE a gate there, and it's just idiotic.

So, I'd like to congratulate the bitch who bugged City Hall till she got what she wanted, and the geniuses there who came up with this award-worthy "solution". Really, stellar work all around.

Assholes.

12/22/06 Update: I spoke to the contact for the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission and because it's a park and not a structure, it falls under the Parks Department's jurisdiction but not the commission's, so they can't help.

Well guess what, Parks Department? You still did a crappy job and solved nothing. Way to go.

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