how about convincing the parks depts for more designated ultimate
space? It's kind of a slap in the face when we struggle to find field
space on crappy fields, and you want to convince them for a disc golf
course?

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Cassandra
Schaffa<cassandraschaffa@...> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Matthew Jamieson <jamieson.matthew@...>
> Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM
> Subject: [Hellgate Ultimate] Disc Golf
> To: hellgate-ultimate@googlegroups.com
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> As many of you know, I work with the parks department, and for a while now
> I've been trying to convince the 'higher ups' here the value of constructing
> a disc golf course in the city.
> This impromptu 'campaingn' is rolling quite well on this end, but I need to
> demonstrate to borough commissioners that there is a legitimate interest in
> Disc Golf in this city.
>
> Just to give you an idea of how pathetic new York is compared to other
> cities in the US, check this out:
>
> City
> Courses in City Limits
> Courses in 30 Miles from City Center
> City Population
> Courses (in 30 miles) per Person
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> New York
> *1
> 4
> 8,310,212
> 2,077,553
> Seattle
> 2
> 16
> 594,210
> 37,138
> Minneapolis
> 1
> 36
> 377,392
> 10,483
> Los Angeles
> 1
> 13
> 3,834,340
> 294,949
> Philadelphia
> 1
> 10
> 1,449,634
> 144,963
> Boston
> 0
> 5
> 608,352
> 121,670
> Chicago
> 2
> 36
> 2,836,658
> 78,796
> Buffalo
> 0
> 9
> 272,632
> 30,292
> Rochester
> 2
> 9
> 206,759
> 22,973
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> *Note, the only course in the city is an unofficial 'object' course in
> Prospect Park.
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> So I encourage you all to sign this online petition, and pass this link on
> to those who might be interested:
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> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/NYCDiscGolf
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> Thanks everyone,
>
> Matt
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> P.S - a facebook group will be coming soon.
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