It’s official, Guelph Park has some new public art! “Dude Chilling Park” sign just approved by @ParkBoard pic.twitter.com/zuIN5dEORN
— Vancouver Park Board (@ParkBoard) February 4, 2014Steven Bohus of Residents Association of Mount Pleasant claims that his organization was not consulted about the matter. “A lot of the residents feel that this isn’t a game," Bohus said. "There is a school there, there’s a parents’ advisory committee, and I don’t this is a joke.”
According to Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Trevor Loke, only eight percent of residents disapproved of the sign.
“People worked very hard to clean up the area and this sign sends the wrong signal," Bohus said. "Maybe it won’t do anything but it’s not taken seriously by the Park Board. There are far more important things to worry about in Mt. Pleasant. We shouldn’t be arguing about this, we should be getting on with improving our parks system, and we are parks deficient in Mount Pleasant.”
Park Board Commissioner Sarah Blyth defended the sign on Twitter after the board approved the measure to make it permanent
@RAMPVancouver @PMeisznerGlobal @TrevorLoke It was named after the statue in the park, I havent seen so much support in a long time.
— sarah blyth (@sarahblyth) February 4, 2014[Global News]
