Thirst
For a Future Park among People of Cordata
Cordata:
It was 2008 when city council approved Cordata Park master plan, which was
designed for development of first Park in the neighborhood, but till date
Cordatans are waiting for completion of the project.
“We wish
our kids can have better and safer place for having fun and to play games” said
Mr and Mrs Andrew who were looking after their 3 kids in small grassy area with
some swings at the corner of Westerly road. “It is duty of city council to provide
the basic facilities such as Parks in Cordata neighborhood” they added.
According
to Bellingham City official website, 20 acres of the land located on the
northwest of the neighborhood will be utilized for the construction of the
park. 7 acres of the park will be used for recreational activities where as
rest of it will provide all the basic facilities such as playing area for
children, community gathering place for adults, benches for picnic, restroom
and a track for cyclist and pedestrians.
It is matter of time that population of
Cordata neighborhood has hit the numbers of 6,000 so having only one Park will
not meet the requirement. “I think one is not enough, people of Cordata needs
small parks and tracks for every two or three streets” said 26 year old Jorsha
studying at Whatcom Community College.
Parks
and recreation centers are good for the health of mankind as they keep you fit
and away from doctors. It is the best place where you can stretch your muscles
and inhale some fresh air.
But
there some denigrators like Cash Crow who have no importance for a Park in the
neighborhood. He said Cordata do not need any special place for community
gathering as people living here have well built sense of community.
According
to neighborhood plan site the first phase of development ended in November
2010. Phase one was consist of 3,000 foot walking trail through the park from
Horton road to Meadowbrook court.
Major
part of the land used for the park is wetland making it hard and expensive for
the developers to complete the project without interfering with the natural
environment. This is the main cause that
project is going on unacceptable speed. “Cordata neighborhood has nothing when
it came into existence, but we are the people who care alot” said Chris 37 year
old carpenter, resident of Cordata.
Many
people with the help of neighborhood association have raised this issue several
times to the office of City Council but no action has been taken yet. Some
residents of the neighborhood have different thoughts, they belief that such
kind of mega projects always take some time and for that of this park, it is
moving quickly.
Residents
of Cordata believe that it is one of the desirable places to live in Belingham
with much easier and peaceful environment. As soon as this project will be
completed people of Cordata can more enjoy the variety of recreational and
community facilities within the premises of neighborhood and they can compare
themselves with the most lavish neighborhoods in the state.
