Some letterboxing directions lead me to Beach Memorial Park in Trumbull today, where I was greeted with this nasty sign: "Park permit required year round" and "Trumbull residents only".Year round? There wasn't a single car in the parking lot on a Sunday afternoon with spectacular winter weather. What are they afraid of? Hoards of out-of-town hikers in February?
Here in Shelton our trails are open to everyone, and there's no fee.
I ignored the sign, hoping the Trumbull police wouldn't haul me off to jail for hiking in the Trumbull woods.
The letterboxing clues brought me to an engraved outcrop in the woods, which said:
Trumbull is a town dedicated
to matters of the spirit
It's a town to live in
It's a town to remember
It's a town to love
If you're a resident
OK, I added that last line. But really, if Shelton, Monroe, Fairfield, and other towns in the region can share their parks with non-residents, why can't Trumbull?
1 comment:
I had the same problem in Trumbull...Old Mine Park. Got a $25 ticket for parking there one drizzly morning (no other cars)in late Autumn. Just wanted to walk the dog. Needless to say, I was incensed. I sent in the check with a note on the memo line, "Donut Fund".
Post a Comment