It is regrettable that the deal was put together as it was. If it had been done openly, there would have been either public assent or disagreement. As it is, I am finding a surprising degree of sentiment opposing construction and encroachment on open space. The Center for the Creative Arts does good work appreciated by many people. Yet most remain opposed to building in White Clay Creek State Park.
Open space continues to disappear at an alarming rate in New Castle County.
We can't afford to pave space that's been set aside for protection. We can't keep sealing the land over our aquifers one piece at a time. We can't afford the fragmentation of open space knowing that the environment and wildlife are negatively affected. We don't want more buildings and parking lots springing up blocking the view. Christa Stefanisko, of Newark, is leading a volunteer tree-planting project at White Clay Creek State Park.