Tracy Press

A local woman shares her experience with restrictions on city park use.

EDITOR,

I just wanted to write and comment on the front-page picture on last week’s newspaper. There was a great picture of a man and his grandson flying a kite at Plasencia Fields. My boyfriend (56 years old) and I (55 years old), used to fly our kites there, too. Last year, we were flying our kites and were asked to leave by a city official. We were told that we needed to have a permit to “use” the field. I thought it was ridiculous, and still do, that I, being a resident of Tracy, cannot fly my kite in a park in the city I live in. I was told “not in that park."

— Linda Berridge, Tracy

• Editor’s note: A city parks employee said the policy has changed at Plasencia Fields and that kite flying is allowed, if the fields aren’t closed because of flooding or rented out to private parties.

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written by Annoyed , April 05, 2008

But its still not used as your dog's toilet and to walk your dog off leash!

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written by B-dub , April 17, 2008

Hey, regarding the sports park playing fields, if city residents are paying for the maintenance and maintenance workers of these fields you can be sure that I will walk my dog, throw the frisbie or take my grandkids on it to play. If the city is not going to allow this then I would like a deduction on my city utility bill.