bob ellis. i've been a resident of the neighborhood for the last 55 years. i've seen the park come from a less than hustling children and parents playground into the condition in which it is today. now, i realize the park was not designed for senior citizens. we used to take our senior citizens and put them in rest homes, convalescent homes and threw the key away. but now we are now aware the senior citizens deserve a better consideration because they have paid their dues and at merced park playground is one of the central locations of that community. and i understand that the playground needs to be prepared all over. renovation needs to be there, but it really needs to have senior citizens. an old saying, build a better mouse trap and people will come. now we are talking about a park, merced park. and if we make it senior accessible, the people in that community will get out of their house and interact with each other and they need t get out in the sunshine and place, benches and safe. and not only for senior citizens but the community to mingle and associa