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mistelbacher and her sons jackson 5 months and jason 2 lobby to keep greenwood park open closing park willhurt neighbourhood resident says by joan ransberry staff writer a campaign to save stouffvilles oldest park has been launched linden lane resident shelly mistelbacker is keeping a watchful eye on the property beside her home the mother of two preschoolers is worried that greenwood park is about to be shut down for good it should be fixed up and then it should reopen mistelbacker said its a great little park ifs accessible to a slew of kids in this neighborhood but its totally run down the playground equipment at greenwood park is slated for removal community and leisure services director tom graham said were worried that it is unsafe we want to make sure it s out of there ifs old i understand its made of wood graham said and mistelbacker agreed the equipment has seen better days the facilities are minimal ifs very unfortunate that i am unable to take my children there without having to be con cerned about their safety to give my children fresh air i have to pack them up and drive them to another park in town when this one is practically in my backyard this past summer a risk management team inspected whitchurchstouffvilles parks the recommendation was to take this one out of circula tion graham said however graham is hoping the park will remain open replacement playground equipment for greenwood park will be included when the capital budget is drafted my intent is to have it on the capital budget graham said mistelbacker is urging other stouffville residents to lobby the mayor and council to properly outfit greenwood park and keep the greenspace open for future generations to enjoy get the facts about breast cancer october is breast cancer awareness month get the facts for information on breast cancer its treatment prevention and support services call our cancer information service at 1888939333 callus we can help for more information contact your local 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