This letter to the editor is in direct response to Carl Lundgren from the Bronx Green party (letter, Sept. 20 – Oct. 3). Are you kidding? Do not ruin this for our neighborhood! We have fought long and hard for repairs and improvements to the Oval, and now you come out of nowhere and say this artificial surface is bad for everyone? First of all, there is no water runoff now, the field is hot all the time anyway, and the injuries from running on a rock laden track are obvious. As far as health issues, have you ever stood on the sandy field when the wind blows and your kid is trying to play ball and gets his/her lungs and eyes filled with the dry dirt that flies around constantly? It feels awful for asthmatics and everyone else too. I personally do not care if Jeffrey Dinowitz dislikes the stuff or not. He is not here with his family trying to enjoy our park day after day. We were told by park commissioners and gardeners that the field is unseedable and that this is our only option to a new useable field in a reasonable amount of time.

Please, do not ruin this for the neighborhood. We have waited too long for results for someone to come by now and put a halt on the progress.

Annette Melendez