Hello Everyone,

I personally hope that your experiences, if any, with the Glendale Park Rangers have been great ones. But unfortunately, the service our Rangers provide may be at an end.

We recently were informed that the City's Parks, Recreation, and Community service director George Chapjian has submitted a proposal to the City council to have the Park Ranger program disbanded as of July 1, 2009.

Having the program disbanded would directly impact public safety. As you are aware personally, our department is responsible for the parks, fire roads, and open space areas around your homes and attempts to provide an immediate response when called.

In the future if the Ranger program is disbanded, the Police Department will have to respond to any calls for service in parks, fire roads, and open space. Unfortunately, any calls normally handled quickly by Rangers will be subject to prioritization by the Police Department, and response times can be extended dramatically. This new delay can impact public safety directly!

We at the Glendale Park Rangers Association ask for your support in stopping the City from disbanding the Park Ranger program.

Please take a moment to email the City of Glendale Mayor and Council members to express your disapproval of this proposal.

Mayor Frank Quintero                        FQuintero@ci.glendale.ca.us

Council member Ara Najarian            ANajarian@ci.glendale.ca.us

Council member John Drayman J       Drayman@ci.glendale.ca.us

Council member Dave Weaver           DWeaver@ci.glendale.ca.us

Council member Laura Friedman       LFriedman@ci.glendale.ca.us

Thank you for your support,

John A. Diaz

GPRA President

(626) 500-9252