Meteorologists employ interesting props and accessories during weather reports — waders and rugged boots for floods or window scrapers and shovels for snow storms. Still, nothing beats an extended tape measure pressed into growing blankets of snow or rising waters. The measuring device came in handy last weekend to determine the height of weeds at Hetzel Field baseball diamonds.
Grasses have reached levels of two feet on those recreation areas while other weeds topped off at three feet near backstops. While Cadwalader Park, a 100-acre masterpiece designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the city’s affluent neighborhood of Hiltonia, receives consistent maintenance efforts and upgrades, Hetzel Field and nearby George Page Park begs upkeep. Weeds reach heights of two and three feet at Hetzel Field near George Page Park in Trenton.
(L.A. Parker/The Trentonian) Weeds reach heights of two and three feet at Hetzel Field near George Page Park in Trenton.
(L.A. Parker/The Trentonian) Beer bottles replace chess pieces on once celebrated George Page Park tables.
(L.A. Parker/The Trentonian) Trash cans overflow at Hetzel Field.
(L.A. Parker/The Trentonian) The discrepancies of maintenance underline issues involving poorer communities being discounted, disrespected and insufficiently underrepresented.
It’s pretty simple — cut the grass on a regular basis. According to the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), urban parks serve as critical public spaces for recreation and civic .
