[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by bestmickey

I fully agree Skybo!

Here are my thoughts/suggestions, for what they're worth. I'm sorry it's so wordy. And, if you don't like my suggestions, PLEASE create your own proactive suggestions. After all, it's your community. Criticism is easy. An acceptable approach to resolving the problem(s) is what's needed.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Squares have gotten so overcrowded, tables should NO longer be allowed or offered on the Squares. To provide more seating for the increased crowds, since there will be no more tables, there will be plenty of extra room for extra chairs to be lined up in rows. If you want to bring your own food or drinks, fine. However, whatever you bring will sit under your chair or on your lap.


As an aside, lack of tables may also result in a decrease of drunks at the squares since there will likely be fewer bottles of spirits in the areas.

Roping off of sections of chairs and placing of items to "hold" sections of chairs will NO longer be tolerated. This will be posted on-site and noted in every Recreation News, and in/on every Weekly/Daily Entertainment Schedule.

It will also be posted AND noted in these listings that standing will NO LONGER be tolerated, UNLESS you are in the LAST ROW of chairs.

The lack of tables should also allow the drink kiosk owners (don't know what their official name is) to sell more product, thereby providing them extra income. With this extra income, there should be an increase in the permit fee they are charged to run these kiosks. The extra income generated from these permit fees should be strictly directed to support hired staff to help enforce these rules. IF it's the developer who pockets the money from these drink kiosks, then a permit fee isn't charged. Well, since the developer would then be the one making more money, the anticipated increased profit should still go towards enforcement staff.

To cut down on the temptation of saving chairs, perhaps the line-up of chairs should not be allowed until three hours prior to the scheduled event. (???)

IF you agree with these recommendations, you may want to cut/paste/print these ideas and attach them to your resident survey when submitted.

One last suggestion, in case the developer won't allow or won't enforce these suggestions (or other proactive suggestions you may have). Cut/paste/print the suggestions and en masse, hand them out to shop/restaurant owners on the Squares. Since it's they who reportedly fund the entertainment, inform the owners/managers of these establishments that you will stop visting the Squares and their establishments IF something isn't done to make the Squares/events more appealing and comfortable for you.

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Good luck folks! I'm sure there are many who won't like any of these suggestions. Well, where are your suggestions to resolve the problem? I'm only in TV one or two months a year. I don't even like or go to the parades ... and don't much care for Rocky & The Rollers period of music ... so I don't even run into the problem. You who have the problem should help resolve the issue.

Best solution so far Mickey! I'm in!