Update on May 3, 2023

The idea of Wheaton Park Bridge is not about proving the city or the developers wrong. It is about creating a symbol of connection and unity for our city. It is about the diversity and inclusivity of our city. It is about about the love we have for the children of Poughkeepsie. Essential to all of this are forgiveness and hope.

Up until this moment we were engaged in a struggle to keep Wheaton Park in the hands of the community. With the HDLPC granting a certificate of appropriateness to Pelton Partners, some people have said our mission was over. We do not feel that way. Wheaton Park Bridge is an idea. Ideas do not die from a vote in City Hall. They only die when no one works towards making them a reality any more.

We knew that we would come to the moment where there seemed to be no hope. But here in the present time, we choose hope.