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[Response to a
letter from Laura Salander] To the editor:
I think Laura is absolutely correct. For too long now we have
been putting off the subject of the city and county getting
something for our youth to do. We have concentrated on making
downtown a viable business attraction; now it is time for the boards
to step up and figure out what to do about not having a thing in
this town for the youth to do.
If the city and county board continue to just make this a police
action, then we are not gaining anything for our children other than
rap sheets for doing what is legal, just not where the city would
like for them to skateboard or bicycle. They continue to run the
youth farther and farther from downtown, giving them no other
alternative [place] to be.
Vandalism and other crimes happen when kids have nothing
constructive to do, which has been the issue for some years now. We
can't say, "Well, we have the park district or YMCA," when not all
our youth are interested in these types of activities.
[to top of second column in this letter] |
 Skateboarding and bicycle parks are a very popular attraction for
the youth of most cities. I'm sure the board is concerned about the
insurance or liability of this type of undertaking, so call other
cities and find out how they do it.
Let's do something before we have the police picking up every kid
just because they are boarding on the sidewalks, or, like some say,
that an elderly person gets hurt. It's in the board's best interest
to invest in such a park and not the back of the Lincoln Police
Department.
Josh Bruns
(Posted Sept. 30, 2006)
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