Name City State Postal CodeCountry Date Comment "I'm an avid birder and this pond is important, free access to birding, stephanie speidel Tucson AZ 85742 US 11/7/2020 especially to migrants during migration." "Many people utilize that area, some daily, and love to see the birds and walk around or sit by the pond. It should be freely accessible to Christine Gurvitz Tucson AZ 85747 US 11/7/2020 the public without paying a zoo fee." "The pond and hill and trees in Reid park are central to the wildlife and families that spend time there! Stop the destruction of urban green Chrysta Coronado Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/7/2020 spaces!!" "the duck pond is a historic landmark and Tucson icon! Stop the saba bennett Tucson AZ 85713 US 11/7/2020 destruction!" "I believe families in tucson need a place to go safely to be outdoors Jennifer Lopez Tucson AZ 85711 US 11/7/2020 and to get exercise" "One of the few local places that offer respite from our hot summers. Rosie Teetor Vail AZ 85641 US 11/7/2020 Please keep the pond that is home to so many critters...PLEASE!" "We love taking our Grandkids here. Please do not get rid of this John Teetor Vail AZ 85641 US 11/7/2020 historic landmark. Very few ponds left in Tucson AZ" "The pond at this park is a beautiful respite to wildlife and families of Anika Bales Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/7/2020 Tucson." "This is a disgusting invasion and attack on the very community the city is supposed to be serving. Why not take half of the golf course? Families of middle-class neighborhoods must be much easier targets. The city knows this is isn’t right WHICH IS WHY IT WAS KEPT IT SO QUIET. To the powers that be - you are spitting in the face your own Michael Montoya Tucson 85712 US 11/7/2020 city. You should be ashamed." "This is our oasis in the desert city. Why in the world would we need more zoo when we have a thriving ecosystem already in place??? One that is not in captivity mind you! Frogs, turtles, egrets, swans, doves...ect. Not to mention this is literally the oasis in our desert city! My son and I go every week to play, feed the ducks, and enjoy the Hila Granger Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/7/2020 shade! I strongly disagree with construction here!!" Sarah Monge Tucson AZ 85706 US 11/7/2020 "#SaveTheDucks !!!" "Reid Park suck pond is a nature sanctuary for us residents of the City of Tucson, and the removal of it is a direct attack on the mental and emotional health of all tucson residents! Haven’t we suffered enough Joy Light US 11/7/2020 this year?!?!" holly mcgeathy tucson AZ 85730 US 11/7/2020 "The duck pond is a piece of history for all our chikdren" "I enjoy the ducks and geese and absolutely love love the turtles.. I'm Sonja Gorman Tucson AZ 85719 US 11/7/2020 very sadened of the trees being cut down.." zachary gordon Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/7/2020 "I love ducks." Jessica Ryberg Payson AZ 85541 US 11/7/2020 "I love ducks." michele gordon Tucson AZ 85710 US 11/8/2020 "This sucks!!" Terri LaBrosse Tucson AZ 85713 US 11/8/2020 "I love the pond. I walk there often. Love watching all the critters." Stephanie De La Nobal Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/8/2020 "I love this park as is. Why displace the wildlife?" Tammie anderson Tucson AZ 85742 US 11/8/2020 "I love the duck pond." "There HAS to be somewhere else for the planned building. We and Beverley Sutton Tucson AZ 85711 US 11/8/2020 dozens of other species love the duck pond. This is a shameful plan." "This would be an immense loss to Tucson community. Do NOT Theresa Fine Tucson AZ 85711 US 11/8/2020 destroy this sanctuary!!!!" "The duck pond is picturesque and has served as a backdrop for wedding, senior and family photos. Don’t take away this community Nicole Russell Las Vegas NV 89117 US 11/8/2020 treasure." "I'm signing because I'm outraged that this was decided essentially in secret, with no public input. This is one of the few free green spaces in Tucson, and making the pond part of the zoo means it won't be free Aimee Cronenberg TUCSON AZ 85730 US 11/8/2020 anymore." "Hiding the destruction of longstanding habitat is a purposeful maneuver to keep the public from protesting. There is an entire community that are concerned about the wellbeing of the aquatic life living there. Where did the turtles go? What about the waterfowl? Why did no one let the public now what our tax dollars were being Alecs S Tucson AZ 85728 US 11/8/2020 spent on??" Taza Guthrie Tucson AZ 85716-2239US 11/8/2020 "I love the duck pond! Such a rare treat in this desert city!" Valerie Bates Tucson AZ 85747 US 11/8/2020 "Save the pond for the city and migratory birds." "I spend 5 months in Tucson every year and support this petition. Alicia Robb Boulder CO 94901 US 11/8/2020 Please leave the pond as it is!" Selena Quintanilla Tucson AZ 85756 US 11/8/2020 "This isn’t fair and should be consulted." "Why are we just now finding out about this? The beauty and life in this area must not be taken from citizens. use part of the 2 golf Loren Dawn Tucson AZ 85719 US 11/8/2020 courses!" Nick Tapia Tucson AZ 85713 US 11/8/2020 "I love that pond and them birds" Natalie Reyna Tucson AZ 85711 US 11/8/2020 "the ducks deserve their home" "Please leave this pond alone. Its home to a lot of wildlife. Please don't put money ahead of the wildlife. They have it hard enough as it Dee Kidd tucson AZ 85743 US 11/8/2020 is." "Because l want all the wild life there to stay, it was beautiful and sandra christopher Nogales AZ 85621 US 11/8/2020 peaceful, please respect there home, they belong there!" Celesta Atkins Tucson AZ 85743 US 11/8/2020 "My daughter and I love to watch around the pond." "Really? We're going to expand Tucson's wildlife prison (Reid Park Zoo) at the expense of the wildlife that utilizes this pool? Wildlife loses Gary Vella Tucson AZ 85726-7928US 11/8/2020 both sides of that coin toss, eh?" Robert Oser Tucson AZ 85705 US 11/8/2020 "We must protect birfd who depend on the water for survival." Maria Matus Tucson AZ 22042 US 11/8/2020 "PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP THE BEAUTIFUL DUCK POND." "We need free public spaces that are healthy for mind, spirit, body. Felicia Chew Tucson AZ 85719 US 11/8/2020 Quit being jerks." William Khamphong Phoenix AZ 85015 US 11/8/2020 "Save the duck pond not the zoo." Adrian Valenzuela Tucson AZ 85747 US 11/8/2020 "Save the ducks!!!" Jeffrey Snow Phoenix AZ 85719 US 11/8/2020 "Don’t do it!!!" Savannah Rosaschi Tucson AZ 85741 US 11/8/2020 "The ducks won’t understand why their home is gone!" "We live in a raw city slowly, or not so slowly being eaten by concrete. With few places for families, lovers holding hand, or people simply in love with nature to go enjoy it's embrace without worry of being able to afford it.... Or be a treat.. it's a human habitat once in a couple of years treat; as well as a birds. I remember spend many days with my grandfather sharing stories, laughs, as well as teaching. That I passed to my child and grandchildren.,..Please have the grace to give us a Mary Torkelson Tucson AZ 85750 US 11/8/2020 free nature teaching moment to pass to many in decades to come...." "Don’t ruin the duck pond to create a larger prisons for tigers....Tigers Eduardo Castro Tucson AZ 85756 US 11/8/2020 belong in a sanctuary not caged !!" "Ducks should have a place to call home. Please don’t ruin the Samantha Lawless Tucson AZ 85705 US 11/8/2020 environment" Armando Ocejo Tucson AZ 85706 US 11/8/2020 "This park is nice to smoke at and walk around" Joel Verduzco Tucson AZ 85713 US 11/8/2020 "Save Reid park" "This is one of my favorite things to do when I come to Tucson. I love Joan Trojan Haddonfield NJ 8033 US 11/8/2020 to take my grandchild on the train around the pond." "As a neighbor who lives less than a block from Reid Park, this is devastating news. My children spend hours at that pond each month watching the turtles, running up and down the hill, and navigating the creek beds. Please do not fence off and charge the public to enjoy an area that is currently a popular, accessible, and free attraction for Heather Mace Tucson AZ 85716 US 11/8/2020 families in central Tucson." "It is an essential habitat for many bird species a safe place for family’s to bird watch and learn about natural nature and preservation Kjirsti Gomez Santa Rosa CA 95407 US 11/8/2020 for the seasonal migrating birds. Save the duck pond" Jeff Fountain US 11/8/2020 "Doing what's right is not always on peoples minds ." makalah green Tucson AZ 85706 US 11/8/2020 "They need to not do this 梁" "This is upsetting.