Save The Memorial Park Pool in Chatham, NJ Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-memorial-park-pool-in-chatham-nj.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:40 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Melon Grimm [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8082180?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:08:21 UTC 8082180 Ms. Aimee Cordero [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8028447?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:28:13 UTC 8028447 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8027842?utm_medium=rss Save the pool!

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:17:16 UTC 8027842 Nancy Solomon [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7991506?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:27:52 UTC 7991506 Karen Kolba-Littlefield [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7984407?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:58:53 UTC 7984407 Ms Apryl Rothbeck [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7977461?utm_medium=rss While I have moved away from Chatham Borough I have signed this petition for two reasons: I could not even imagine how we would have had fun without the park "puddle" and I feel the newer generations deserve the same memories that our generation has, and I would like to be able to visit with my children and future grandchildren when I am in town so please hear our plea and save the park "puddle"

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:46:04 UTC 7977461 Mrs Joanne Genoese-Gooley [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7975272?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:04:11 UTC 7975272 Hali Luria [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7974163?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:54:03 UTC 7974163 Mr Peter Zimmerman [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7972761?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:44:46 UTC 7972761 Mrs Nancy Nittoly [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7965936?utm_medium=rss I learned to swim at the park pool and I think it is a shame that there are not many public pools left. There are so many that can not afford to join a club or a private pool. I know we would not have been able to join. I think that a Public pool is not only necessary but a good community place for people to get together.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:46:19 UTC 7965936 Donna Woodnorth [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7965813?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:20:19 UTC 7965813 Auriel Worrall Gonzalez [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7965447?utm_medium=rss great summer fun for young and old.....please keep it up!

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:10:18 UTC 7965447 Anonymous [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7965436?utm_medium=rss Please save the pool. Colony is not an option for kids who live below Main Street and can't get rides. Chatham street would have been too far for a kid on a bike.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:07:48 UTC 7965436 Anonymous [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7926374?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:22:05 UTC 7926374 mrs margit mcneely [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7901774?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:55:58 UTC 7901774 Ms. Joan Wenner-Piness [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7852170?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:25:06 UTC 7852170 Mr Charles Armbruster [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7835853?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jun 2010 06:41:09 UTC 7835853 Mr Jeff Onuschak [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7829435?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:38:38 UTC 7829435 Anonymous [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7729182?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 May 2010 08:17:07 UTC 7729182 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7708555?utm_medium=rss This pool is invaluable to young families. The swim lessons are the best in the area.

]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 06:51:58 UTC 7708555 Kathy Andreassen [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7707571?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 May 2010 04:02:41 UTC 7707571 Mrs. Donna Cali-Charles [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7704579?utm_medium=rss If the Council can fund $15,000 for the Community Garden which is open to only 40 people( not all of which are Boro Residents). And they can fund Community Pride for a handful of residents and continue to finance the Police CALEA accreditation , even when the Chief has recommand it be cut as a cost saving measure, they can find a way to keep the Pool open. Where do they plan to get the money to fund a pool at Colony? Where there is a will there is a way.

]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 08:53:46 UTC 7704579 Mrs.s Sheryl Ambrose [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7699882?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Chatham. Moved away after I got married.

]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 08:28:44 UTC 7699882 Mr. Edward Reagoso [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7696445?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 May 2010 12:11:41 UTC 7696445 Mr Carl McKenzie [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7694565?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 May 2010 09:00:20 UTC 7694565 Mrs Patricia McKenzie [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7694542?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 May 2010 08:57:21 UTC 7694542 Kelly Barton [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7694082?utm_medium=rss The Park Pool is the only low cost, safe, conveniently located alternative to a private pool in the Borough. Please save the pool!

]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 08:06:02 UTC 7694082 mr @ mrs herbert and jean cannon [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7687743?utm_medium=rss our children learned to swim there and spent many sunny summer afterrnons enjoying the pool, now i want my grandchildren to experitnce thre same. LONG LIVE THE PARK POOL

]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 06:38:08 UTC 7687743 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7683072?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 May 2010 11:13:45 UTC 7683072 Andrew Roos [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7681596?utm_medium=rss Loosing the Memorial Park Pool would be a huge loss to the community. It is an integral part of the charm of the downtown area, a true reminder to the days before our lives became "super-sized".

]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 08:57:20 UTC 7681596 Mr Thomas Lord [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7680981?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 May 2010 08:01:24 UTC 7680981 Mrs Mary Lord [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7676144?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 09:09:10 UTC 7676144 Mrs. Susan Pappas Wasinger [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7674930?utm_medium=rss As a former long time resident, it is absolutely terrible that the town has neglected the only pool facility available at a reasonable fee for residents. I have watched Chatham make one mistake after expensive mistake, only to regret their actions later. Reconsider this action and preserve the town pool.

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 06:30:46 UTC 7674930 Mrs. Nancy Wyatt [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7674912?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 06:28:13 UTC 7674912 Mr. Nicholas Eck [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7673099?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 03:37:43 UTC 7673099 Lori Stefko [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7672622?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 03:01:09 UTC 7672622 Mrs Mary Kate Melilli [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7671407?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 01:21:55 UTC 7671407 Barbara Heimrich [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7671227?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 01:08:00 UTC 7671227 mr thomas niro [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7644671?utm_medium=rss great memories at the pool
would like to see it stay so I can bring my kids when they visit grandpa in Chatham!

]]> Sat, 15 May 2010 11:41:52 UTC 7644671 Ronna Draper [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7642186?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 May 2010 07:45:46 UTC 7642186 Auriel W Gonzalez [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7638561?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 10:55:28 UTC 7638561 Ms Margaret Silecchia [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7637820?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 09:30:57 UTC 7637820 ms. Janet McKenzie [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7637237?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 07:20:47 UTC 7637237 Mrs Sunita Tivade [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7633213?utm_medium=rss Don't destroy the Memorial Park pool!

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 01:35:48 UTC 7633213 Rev. Dr. Solomon Tivade [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7633179?utm_medium=rss What a shame it would be to demolish the pool for a parking lot.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 01:33:44 UTC 7633179 Lee Ann Eng [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7631467?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 12:04:19 UTC 7631467 Mrs. Catherine Cannon [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7630464?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Chatham and my parents and sister still live there. That pool is where my five brother and sisters learned to swim. Do not take that away,not everyone in town can afford to go to MINISTINK! I mean Minisink. Outrageous Another parking lot! Stay the course Keep Memorial Pool for all those who really grew up in Chatham !!!

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 11:11:59 UTC 7630464 Auriel Watts [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7630048?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 10:53:26 UTC 7630048 Mrs Kristina Doherty [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7629000?utm_medium=rss Save the Pool

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 10:11:43 UTC 7629000 George Caviness [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7627345?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 08:53:33 UTC 7627345 Ms. Elizabeth Caviness [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7626431?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 08:03:52 UTC 7626431 Mr John Tunny [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7626100?utm_medium=rss Keeping the Pool is simply the right thing to do

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 07:47:20 UTC 7626100 Mr Joseph Tivade [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7625657?utm_medium=rss This town should not be just about field sports. Let the children swim! Don't demolish our pool.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 07:25:26 UTC 7625657 Joan Matyus [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7625312?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 07:09:09 UTC 7625312 Mr. Leonard Niro [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7624589?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 06:32:21 UTC 7624589 Ms. Linda Rindos [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7624349?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 May 2010 06:20:52 UTC 7624349 Mrs. Beth Tunny [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7623201?utm_medium=rss Save the park pool! One last icon of Chatham Borough that is affordable and fun for families to walk to and and to feel part of a community. A place where any resident can join and be proud of when they go there. Please don't make Chatham all about "private clubs" keep the pool open for all to enjoy.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 05:25:36 UTC 7623201 Ms. Karen Niro [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7619231?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 10:57:52 UTC 7619231 David Jones [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7619131?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 10:35:35 UTC 7619131 Mrs Gwen Riddick [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7618690?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 09:14:41 UTC 7618690 Mr Harry Powers [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7618629?utm_medium=rss the park pool was central to everything Chatham during the summer! So many memories, save a bit of the old Chatham culture!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 09:05:27 UTC 7618629 Priscilla Cronin [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7618396?utm_medium=rss Give your children great memories. The Park Pool did that for me.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 08:25:00 UTC 7618396 Susan Callahgan [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7617306?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Chatham and learned how to swim at the Park Pool. My mom and sister still live in town. Save it!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 06:27:03 UTC 7617306 Sulli McKelvey Schultz [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7617298?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 06:26:41 UTC 7617298 Mrs Sandra Mackie [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7615131?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 04:37:20 UTC 7615131 Mr Keith Gorgas [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7614928?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 04:29:51 UTC 7614928 Mrs Jessie Garreffa [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7613927?utm_medium=rss It will truly be a shame to see this landmark close. The swimming lessons are second-to-none. Phenominal!

Because of it's size, it's so easy and relaxing to keep an eye on the children. This is a comfort level that I never experienced at any of the larger pools.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 03:51:27 UTC 7613927 Mrs. Laura Zmijeski [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7612197?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 02:40:30 UTC 7612197 Joann Carroll [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7611186?utm_medium=rss I love the Chatham Municipal Pool. My children have learned to swim there...Amy and her lifeguards are patient and caring swim instructors.

When I was expecting, the pool offered me a place to relax, cool off in the water and convenience to local amenities while my other children played either in the pool or the playground. My son has had the opportunity to work as a lifeguard at the pool since he was a freshman in high school. The pool is a valuable asset for Chatham...PLEASE SAVE IT.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 01:48:21 UTC 7611186 LtCol John Boland USMC [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610731?utm_medium=rss I learned to swim at the pool in the early 70s and progressed enough to earn "Water Safety Qualified" as a U.S. Marines (top tier certification for combat swimmers). Besides swimming, I experienced many of my best Chatham memories at the pool and made lifelong friends there. Don't underestimate this facility to generate long serving links back to Chatham that can't be measured by dollars.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 01:13:14 UTC 7610731 Miss Susan Haviland [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610572?utm_medium=rss Yes. I want to help save " the puddle " it is the very first pool - where I learned how to swim! Or took swwimming lessons.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 12:55:26 UTC 7610572 Don Ebelhardt [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610545?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 12:52:35 UTC 7610545 Patricia McCann [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610519?utm_medium=rss The park pool is part of Chatham's character, and character cannot be replaced. Have a heart.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 12:50:19 UTC 7610519 Rev. Thomas Korkuch [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610365?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 12:36:10 UTC 7610365 Ms Barbara Palmieri [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610251?utm_medium=rss Towns should focus on what is truly important to people today: Community involvement and family values. The Park Puddle is an institution. It a place that everyone can go to. During these economic times, more Chatham residence may not be able to afford the expensive private swim clubs. The park puddle provides true happiness to children of all ages. I belonged to a private swim club but I had more fun times and have better memories of the puddle. Please consider saving this Pool.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 12:22:21 UTC 7610251 Mrs. Debbie Williams Rogero [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7610216?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 12:17:22 UTC 7610216 Grace Turner [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609857?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 11:36:42 UTC 7609857 Mrs. Lisa Mawhinney [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609789?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Chatham NJ and was among six children to John & Kate Pentony. I found the pool to be a savior to me as a young child because it gave me a place to thrive. I entered all of the races, and went to the pool until I was old enough to become a Lifeguard which was the last time at the pool. Please allow the pool to do for others what it did for me.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 11:29:48 UTC 7609789 Leza Raymond [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609715?utm_medium=rss Why destroy the quaintness that brings people to Chatham in the first place?There's a huge parking lot behind Community Players.Construct foot bridge/tunnel over/under Passaic Ave.Walk further like we did as kids!We swam most summer days--lessons,swim team,free swim;played box hockey;swung on swings; went to library to participate in reading program.Great place for Fishawack,Muester,other events.Chatham honestly wants to get rid of this?We need to preserve the charm of Chatham, not destroy it!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 11:21:03 UTC 7609715 Mrs. Kathleen Sims [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609656?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 11:15:51 UTC 7609656 Mr Skip Allocco [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609508?utm_medium=rss Every weekday of every summer,
I took swimming lessons in "the park pool"
Starting as a beginner and finishing up with an "intro" to Red Cross senior life saving
(it was an "intro" because the pool was/is not deep enough to teach an "official" life saving course. In a town like Chatham it would have been a sin not to have a pool "for the rest of us" who could not afford the private clubs.
It was, and should be a tremendous asset!!!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:37 UTC 7609508 Mrs. Marion Balsamo McCarrick [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609333?utm_medium=rss I played many hours at the park pool when I was a child. It would be a shame to not have it there any more.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 10:41:29 UTC 7609333 Ms. Jacalyn Wright [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609184?utm_medium=rss I grew up in the "Park Puddle"...it was the "only" place where kids could swim who's parents couldn't afford to join the "private" clubs! PLEASE don't take "that" away from the children of Chatham.....they deserve to have "their" place in the Summer too! If it's a "money thing"....charge more to cover the expense.....it will be WELL WORTH IT!!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 10:26:42 UTC 7609184 Mrs. Mary Ann Allen [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609154?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 10:24:00 UTC 7609154 Jesse Tracey [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7609055?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 10:12:58 UTC 7609055 Mrs. Michelle Carr [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608892?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Chatham. While I don't live there now, I wish to assert my support for retaining the Community Pool.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 09:54:54 UTC 7608892 Roger Bender [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608871?utm_medium=rss Given (a) existence of a $480,000 dedicated fund for pool maintenance and (b) the financial justification that appears to be the primary public driver of the effort to demolish it, I feel the council needs to reconsider their actions. It makes me wonder how the pool funds will be used in the end (appropriated to demolish it?) and if benefactors who provided the funds should be considered. What does this say to future Chatham supporters? Can Chatham be trusted to do what it has promised to do?

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 09:52:41 UTC 7608871 Mrs. Leslie Reagoso [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608820?utm_medium=rss My sister and I were both life guards and swim instructors for a combined total of 10 years at the Park Pool. In all, we taught a combined total of close to 1000 children to swim, as well as several adults. I cannot imagine losing this invaluable asset.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 09:46:30 UTC 7608820 Mrs Margaret Tivade Silecchia [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608723?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 09:36:08 UTC 7608723 Mr. Michael Harff [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608656?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 09:30:08 UTC 7608656 Linda Yesline [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608644?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 09:28:45 UTC 7608644 Ms. Melissa Montuori [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608643?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 09:28:38 UTC 7608643 Mr. Skip Zimmerman [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7608283?utm_medium=rss Save the pool!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 08:53:45 UTC 7608283 Sandra Gonzalez Roos [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7607333?utm_medium=rss I am fully in support of retaining this town treasure. I am also in support of using the existing Memorial Park dedicated funds toward this end. I vote to preserve the wholesome flavor of downtown Chatham.

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 07:14:33 UTC 7607333 Dr Gerard Malanga [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7602257?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 May 2010 06:56:00 UTC 7602257 Ms Anna Tivade [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545887?utm_medium=rss Chatham Borough needs a municipal pool; it would be a devastating loss for the people and for the town!

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