For those of you who enjoy visiting Foley Point, whether for the  
orioles, loons, or green herons,  some sad news from last night's  
Norwich select board meeting. The initiative to preserve the point as  
a passive-use public park for birders, walkers, bicyclists,  
canoeists, and naturists, went nowhere, largely as a result of early  
and persistent skepticism by one board member, who doubts that  
anything needs to be done to insure the preservation of this lovely  
parcel of land.
In fact, several proposed municipal uses have been suggested for  
Foley Point to date, which would forever change the character and  
appearance of the town-owned parcel. A public forum to discuss the  
possible use of Foley Point as a  low-impact River Park, was  
suggested to the select board, but no action was taken. If you feel  
strongly about preserving this special place for future birding  
please let your opinion be heard, whether by email to the select  
board:  [log in to unmask], or by email to the VN editor:  
[log in to unmask]

Public opinion in the cause of preserving a public place is what  
Norwich public servants need to hear.

Don McCabe

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