Opinion: Tonight's Playland Meeting's Curious Conduits

Why would you suppress a short notice important public meeting press release? Well that might be a question for tonight at a session likely to have less than robust turnout by the public at Rye Library. Or perhaps the turnout will be selective, by design.

It seems that at every twist without questioning and alerts from park process transparency advocates the general public was going to be disenfranchised. Here’s what I know about the sequence of local notice for tonight’s important Playland Park presentation by Central Amusements Inc. -

Deirdre Curran – via grapevine – Tues Oct 14th – early afternoon - based on grapevine reports Ms. Curran calls the Rye Library which confirms to her that Catherine Parker has booked space from 7-9pm on Monday for a Playland Presentation.

Deirdre Curran – Save Playland Facebook page – Tues Oct 14th – 3PM – Ms. Curran posts request for any and all information on event.

Catherine Parker – via email to unknown recipients – Tues Oct 14th – 4:57PM –

“Dear Neighbors and Friends: I will be hosting a discussion on the future of Playland this coming Monday evening, October 20th, from 7-9 PM at the Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, in Rye. Specifically, Central Amusements, Inc. (CAI) will be presenting its vision for re-inventing Playland. There will also be an opportunity for questions as well as sharing of concerns and ideas. This event is open to the public--I look forward to seeing you there! All the best,”

Pamela Stern – Inside Rye - Wed Oct 15 –

THE FUTURE OF PLAYLAND-CENTRAL AMUSEMENT’S VISION DISCUSSION

Tedc – Rye Patch - Friday Oct 17th – 2:03PM –

Public Meeting: Playland Bidder CAI at Rye Library Monday Night

Official County Press Release - Friday Oct 17th – 3:09PM –

Legislator Parker to Host Discussion in Rye On the Future of Playland

Deirdre Curran – MyRye.com – Monday Oct 20 – this morning – Ms. Curran reaches out to Publisher Jay Sears. An item appears soon thereafter -

LIBRARY, MONDAY NIGHT: CENTRAL AMUSEMENTS, INC. PRESENTS ITS OPTIONS FOR RYE PLAYLAND