Re: “A park that begs for reimagining,” Feb. 1 Ray Mark Rinaldi column.
Ray Mark Rinaldi suggests Denver’s Burns Park be turned over to developers. What a great use for a park — more condos and residential!
While Burns Park may not be used as a gathering spot, it provides some much-needed respite from the sight and sound of traffic and buildings. The sculptures have been there my whole life, and make the park unique. But Rinaldi suggests moving them to the Highlands?
There are many things that could be incorporated into Burns Park without making it a profit center for corporate developers. How about a community vegetable garden or a dog park? Not every piece of green space in city limits needs to be thronged with visitors for it to provide value to the community.
Kari Epstein,Denver
This letter was published in the Feb. 8 edition.Those who drive by Burns Park daily on Leetsdale Drive on their way to work are able to see the sunsets over our mountains on the western horizon, the possibility of which is rapidly disappearing with the building boom. With much of Colorado Boulevard becoming a corridor with tall buildings on both sides, Burns Park stands as the only break in a long stretch, allowing a view of blue sky and the sunrise to the east. This park was given to Denver by Harry Hoffman; don’t let it be traded away.
Stuart Cooper,Denver
This letter was published in the Feb. 8 edition.
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