You Asked: Where Do Things Stand With Jackson Park?

We posed two Jackson Park questions to the head of Public Works and the town administrator.

The questions, sent to us by a Patch reader, asked why the project taken so long to complete and is the town liable if someone gets hurt there — considering the park's incomplete state?

The answer to why it isn't finished? Money, said the DPW director and town administrator.

The park for all seasons has been under the wing of a team of volunteers spreaheaded by Kevin Donaher. The group has volunteered time and labor, organized work parties, sought private contributions and continues to recycle metal.

But the park is still shy of funding needed for completion so the town will bring a $60,000 capital improvement request to Town Meeting next week, said the DPW director.

Yes, the site needs to be completed for safety reasons, the director said.

The town administrator said the group's heart has been in the right place, working to raise the needed funding but difficult economic times and competition for people's dollars have left the project short of its goal.