To: Nyack School Board

Don't Bulldoze MacCalman Field's Baseball Diamond for a Parking Lot!

Don't pave over the MacCalman field baseball diamond for a parking lot! The field is a community treasure that we can't lose, and the erection of a parking lot or structure there will have serious negative impacts on the character and quality of life of the neighborhood, adding to the continued erosion of all we love about Nyack.

Why is this important?

Recently, officials from the Nyack Hospital have shown plans to the Building Department to replace the little league field at the corner of Midland Ave and Haven Ct. with a parking lot for hospital employees. But this isn't the hospital's property--it's owned by Nyack School District and leased to BOCES--and there has been no public discussion by the school board about selling or leasing this property for a parking lot, so why would the hospital already have parking lot plans for the site?
Seeing this treasured community recreation space turned into a parking lot would be a huge loss for the children and families of our community, not to mention the drastic impact on quality of life for people in the neighborhood. Help us convince the school board to tell the hospital, "no deal."