GilfordGrok

 The Meadows Advisory Committee continues planning a mega sports complex to what end? It’s beginning to sound like a majority of Gilford’s citizens are not comfortable supporting a multi million dollar complex developed on top of wet lands. Even if development costs are raised through donations, maintenance and up keep lives on forever! I have no doubt that the Army Corps of Engineers will provide a sound plan that will protect the massive investment against those “once in a hundred year storms”. Regardless of the best efforts to plan around her, Mother Nature seems to find a way to prove her dominance over Man’s best designs. Humans are always puzzled when disaster eventually strikes those places on earth that simply weren’t meant to be developed. Unfortunately, the community is left cleaning up the mess, starting over and paying the bills to rebuild again. Can you say New Orleans?

Why isn’t Gilford considering the smarter choice of developing a premier playing field at the High School, surrounded by a track and bleaches? The benefits are overwhelming and much of the infrastructure is already there including the students. Night time events wouldn’t be the contentious issue that exists at the Meadows and parking is plentiful. The Meadows should remain as it is and its fields used for practice, maintaining its natural beauty. What better solution could a community ask for? On top of the obvious environmental benefits, this seems to be the more popular solution that Gilford residents and sports enthusiasts are talking about.     

T. Stewart