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Speaker 1: Z Ra and Katie bring their dog Annie to Griggs

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Speaker 1: Park in Brookline pretty much every day, which is why

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Speaker 1: they're worried about the plan to close the park completely

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Speaker 1: for renovations.

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Speaker 2: It's a nice community for our dog and for us,

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Speaker 2: like there's lots of dogs that all know each other

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Speaker 2: and all the dog owners all know each other, and

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Speaker 2: it's just such a pretty space too.

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Speaker 1: But the plan could see the entire park close for

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Speaker 1: a year or more, which is why Ezra started a

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Speaker 1: petition calling on the town to switch to a phased

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Speaker 1: closure plan.

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Speaker 2: For example, if they're going to replace the playground equipment,

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Speaker 2: they could close down the play structure area, but leave

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Speaker 2: you know, the other half of the park open for

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Speaker 2: people to keep using the park.

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Speaker 1: They've gotten over one hundred signatures in just a few days.

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Speaker 1: Katie says they've had promising talks with the town before

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Speaker 1: creating the petition.

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Speaker 3: They didn't seem like they thought it was impossible. They

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Speaker 3: just said it's up to the contractor. So we figure

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Speaker 3: they can select a contractor who will agree to do

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Speaker 3: the park in the way that you know, keeps it

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Speaker 3: open for as much as possible.

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Speaker 1: From Brookline, Kyle Bray WBZ Boston's news radio