I would like to inform all of the neighborhoods that (are) thinking about turning lots into city parks.

This is what's happening at the Ercolini Playfield (not a park). The sign states that the playfield is open from 4 a.m. and closes at 11:30 p.m.

With this in mind, I would like to remind everyone that construction workers have from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays to get their work done.

So at 4 a.m. the city comes to the playfield with a "Honey bucket" pumper and sucks out the contents of this toilet. Needless to say, it wakes up the people that are surrounding this playfield, and to make matters worse, when the vehicle backs up, a back-up alarm sounds and if you weren't awake already, you will be now.

Also at 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. the city comes in on certain days and mows the lawn, then waters - what a waist of resources.

The toddlers are there all day long screaming, then at night the older kids come, so all day long there is some sort of noise going on at this playfield, and the neighborhood is unable to sleep. I have had to yell at some people who were making a lot of racket at 11 p.m. to keep it down, as I was trying to get to sleep, so I could get up in the morning to go to work.

If any of you decide that you want a park or playfield in your neighborhood, please keep in mind the disruptions that it will make for the rest of your life living in your current neighborhood. I believe that purchased lands/lots that are in neighborhoods should be put to better use, such as a "P-Patch" or just an open area with no toys, however, when I tried to get this particular lot made into one, I was told that we already had one about two miles away (on Delridge Way), and there is no need for another one this close by - now with the food prices rising, I think this thought process is old and obsolete.

A P-Patch or open green space would be much more compatible to neighborhoods than playfields (which are usually no more than a few blocks away) at a nearby school, as playfields are noisy and open when people are trying to sleep. Please keep this in mind when asking for a neighborhood park.

Thank you.

Jerry Dodson

West Seattle