I first heard this on the cable news tonight and it just reinforced my thoughts on holding movies at the Maud Powell Plaza and sometimes summer band concerts. I understand that people are not mice but much medical research is done on laboratory mice especially with treatments and medications that will eventually find their way into our medical care.
Personally I attended one band concert at the Plaza a few years ago and I found it to me an unpleasant experience due to the noise and smell from the traffic. How can you enjoy a concert or a movie with cars contiually moving by on Rte 6 right within earshot of the audience. So now we are finding not only is it a distraction but a health hazard as well.
If you look at the city web site , you will find a series of numerous events that are at this point, simply titled Movie with Maud. The first will be held in a park and the remaining 6 will be held downtown in the Maud Powell Plaza and are yet unnamed on the schedule.
It is my opinion that the city would be better off to hold them in one of the numerous parks we do have in Peru and help the residents stay away from the polluted state highway routes. All people are vulnerable to respiratory problems but especially children and the older citizen and many of both groups are already dealing with asthma and various other respiratory problems.
There is not much we can do about the traffic but we can plan better and provide a location more suitable for our residents to enjoy music and movies.
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Beside the health risks involved wouldn't the parks accomodate more people comfortably?
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