Haven't we spent enough of taxpayers money trying to design a new Main Street and the money spent on the Meissner Farm and now all the money we are paying for the designers fo the park. Our parks are just fine, we don't need to keep spending money, money and more money to please people!!!

Village park is so old, it really needs to be remodeled. The plans they put forth could turn the area into a mecca for sporting events. Tournaments could be hosted there from the surrounding communities and it could be a huge boon to Sussex.

However, $11 million seems like an awful lot of money. Granted, if it takes 50 years, it's really only $220k per year. Most people can't fathom planning 50 years into the future because none of us know what anything will be like in 50 years. What were things like 50 years ago and how did they think the world would change from then until now? You can't possibly know.

If the budget can handle the expense, I'm all for it. But the design needs to be tweaked. Simple things like putting the splash pad next to the jungle gym area and things like that need to be fixed. And they need to lay out a specific timeline of what will be done when and in what order.

This is a far better way to spend money than the, now dead, business park so that helps a lot. Too bad they can't take money from the Bug Line repaving and put it towards this since it's a better use of funds.

Moving forward takes money. If we never spend anything, we'll never go anywhere, which will cause people to leave just as much as if we spend too much.

We all know the "estimated" cost of $11 MILLION would wind up being much more. When is the last time you saw something involving government come in at, or below, a projected cost? No one can predict the future costs of a plan that might take 20-50 years to complete. By that time there will probably be additional changes to the plan that will cost even more. Many residents are experiencing very hard times, many residents are on Social Security with no extra money to waste on something this extravagant. How many people who are in favor of the proposed plan will pay to use the facility? What will become of the Sussex Lions Daze, car shows, old tractor show, etc.???? I'm opposed to wasting taxpayer's money.............and this would be a huge waste.

People came to our area without this extravagance.........I dislike it when people move to this area for the rural atmosphere yet they want all the amenities of a big city.

The Sussex Sun has been mysteriously silent on this...........guess it's time to stir up local taxpayers............

Ok I am going to say this again some of the people with this idea are not from the area (ie village administrator, parks and rec director) so what do they care how much it costs. She did a similar upgrade and left elm grove for here are we going to let her use us as a stepping stone for another job, why not just simple upgrades of what we already have? There is no way they will bring in the money to support this as they have already said they do not have the money to keep the park in good shape now. The softball leagues are not full and this will not fill them either. Time for the citizens to get up and say NO to this as our taxes are getting out of hand with the village and the spending has to stop. Thanks

i agree with deb and common sense. What is going on? Weneed to leave our parks alone!

What is Amy Flaherry talkimg about? Our facilities are over burdened? I drive past the Maple ave tennis courts several times a day ans they are seldom used. I walk my dogs frequently around the park and seldom see it being used. A few disc golf players but that's about it. The tennis courts and playground are seldom used as it is. Now is NOT the time to commit any money to do anything except for what is necessary. What is wrong wirh these people? Do they not know the serious troublle our economy is in?

Sorry for the errors. Adjusting to a new keyboard.