by KYW's Steve Tawa
Mayor Nutter has introduced the members of the newly created commission on parks and recreation, after last November's ballot question in which voters overwhelmingly decided to abolish the more than 140-year-old Fairmount Park Commission.
The mayor says they received over 200 applications, and after city council submitted a list of 25-nominations, he chose the nine appointees to serve as guardians of the 9,200 acre Fairmount Park:
"The commission will be responsible for setting standards for land use and green space preservation."
The members include the chair of the commission, Nancy Goldenberg, who is with the Center City District:
"We're going to put our collective expertise together."
Debra Wolf-Goldstein is president of a legal and consulting firm that focuses on land conservation issues:
Tawa: "Some critics feel there's the potential for private interests to come into Fairmount park?"
Wolf-Goldenstein: "Our role will be to look at best practices around the country to provide the strongest protection that there could be to the public parkland."
Carol Rice worked 35-years with the recreation department:
"And so you want to make sure we're doing the right things to preserve the park."
The new members pledge to work on preserving what they view as a city treasure.
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