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Letter to Editor: Tracy Tarry on Proposal to Enlarge and Reorient Hayes Field


To the Editor:


I am writing in favor of the Bronxville Board of Education's proposal to enlarge and reorient Hayes Field and to install synthetic turf. I urge voters to vote "yes" on May 19th when they vote on the school budget and election of new board members.

I have spoken publicly in support of the field enlargement and turf proposal on several occasions and have outlined the many, many reasons I believe that the board deserves our support on this issue. I have been willing to do so publicly, as part of the democratic process during which I believe the board improved its original proposal by making changes in response to public concerns.

While I respect the rights of any voter to disagree with me, I have been dismayed to see how much of that disagreement has been in the form of anonymous defamatory comments, many of which have appeared in MyhometownBronxville. I sincerely hope that any voter who chooses not to support the board's proposal will do so in a respectful and factually accurate manner and that this newspaper will not provide a forum for anonymous postings.

For any voters who still have questions about the proposal: I encourage you to read the remarks by board president Denise Tormey explaining why the board believes the plan is necessary and also to review the proposal itself, including schematic drawings of the field space and landscaping.

Both Ms. Tormey's remarks and the plans are available on the school website (www.bronxville.k12.ny.us).

Tracy Tarry
Bronxville, New York
May 13, 2015

Editor's note:  MyhometownBronxville does not fact-check statements in letters to the editor, and the opinions do not necessarily reflect the thinking of its staff. Its objective in publishing letters to the editor is to give air to diverse thoughts and opinions of residents in the community.


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While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.

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