An update on improvements and plans
Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].
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I love all the upgrades and how the work of both city and volunteers continues to improve our parks. It’s a sight better than when we arrived 20 years ago, when weeds and decay attracted gangs. My only concern is that the oaks planted at Green Street Park are too close together…I noticed them while walking past…it would be better to plant one that grows large and healthy than several together which will compete and fail to thrive.