Despite the public outcry city staff have still not taken steps to address the concerns of residents about the neglect of Paul Martel Park located on Madison Avenue. City councillor for University-Rosedale Mike Layton has joined the chorus of those advocating for a solution, “I have made repeated requests to parks staff to have the signage replaced and attend to the overall state of the park. With two retirements of parks managers within the south district, maintenance this year was a challenge as the positions were not permanently filled until the end of the summer. Now that both those positions have been filled, I’m confident the city will be better able to respond to requests from the community.”
City of Toronto senior Park Supervisor Peter White remains unresponsive to requests from the Gleaner for comment.
—Brian Burchell, Gleaner News
READ MORE ON PAUL MARTEL AND OTHER ANNEX PARKS:
- NEWS: City fails to maintain park (Sept. 2019)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Park it here (August 2019)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
- NEWS: Huron-Washingon Parkette relocates while UTS expands (Spring 2019)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: The best and worst of local parks(Summer 2018)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: More attention to green spaces means parks are improving (July 2018)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Parks on the fringe (AUGUST 2017)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (July 2017)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Survey reveals significant upgrades (June 2017)
- GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Meet our parks supervisor (August 2016)
- Part two of our 2016 parks review (July 2016)
- NEWS: Renewing Margaret Fairley Park (JULY 2016)
- PART ONE: Green sanctuaries in the heart of the city (June 2016)
- Grading our Greenspace (2015)