Restore Cummings Pond
To the editor
It’s so true that bad things happen when good people do nothing!
There are a lot of good people trying to get Cummings Pond restored to its former beauty and more importantly, its health. The pond is a “habitate” the definition being the natural home or environment of animal or plant. It is right now the home of egrets, ducks, snapping turtles and I’m sure things I haven’t seen. I can’t tell how disheartening it is to ask for help to do the right thing and hear nothing. The silence is deafening. I’ve written letters to the editor, a city official and the most surprising the Environmental Protection Agency.
As I’ve said before, the pond is a dumpster and the city should be ashamed of its condition. I’m not in any way referring to the men and women who work every day in Cummings, they’re terrific. They constantly have to pick up after park visitors who never heard of a garbage can. The pond is filled with that garbage, sewage and the sick plant growth called “phragmities.” All of which has polluted this once beautiful body of water.
So again, I’m asking for it to be dredged. I’ve seen the transformation of Mill River and it’s beautiful. I also see that Cove Island’s natural habitats are so carefully taken care of. What makes Cummings Pond any less important? I would love for anyone in city government to take a ride over and take a walk around the pond, see how you feel then.