Dear Editor:
This is a letter sent to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Councilman.
It also appears some contract has already been drawn up before any public debate?
Parsippany’s open space monies should be used for remaining prime habitat preservation for wild animals; primarily birds, migrating and permanent residence. Councilman Peluso spoke of teaching children concern for animals through direct contact; however Westbrook favor “domestic” animals and an artificial setting, not a true farm. Domestic animals already have plenty of advocacy in many spheres of life.
It is not on the list as “Historic” nor as outstanding natural area. That is why it was mentioned Parsippany has no Natural Resource Inventory, so in reality we don’t know where to look. Visiting Block 136 Lot 43.3 on June 9th, may I state this small landscape is quite a gem, its loss for another office complex seems almost sinful. If the owner of Westbrook was that devoted in a deep valued sense he would simply donate the property, and most likely still make out quite well as he already has in life. Too many other critical landscapes important to quality of life, in various neighborhoods exists or are forgotten.
Regional Plan Conformance would help us in many of these aspects of keeping a place worth living, called Parsippany. Some people look at a landscape and see emptiness, some see life in its diversity of nature. Some image a place of peace and tranquility for other life forms, some see another opportunity to make short-term profit for another place to shop or eat, with its impacts of noise, traffic, litter and trash, which they do not find of consequence in their self-serving schemes.
Nick Homyak
Lake Hiawatha
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