June 24, 2009
Eagle Tribune
WINDHAM — Griffin Park will be closed after dark, a restriction put into effect by the selectmen Monday after graffiti was spray painted in the parking lot.
The graffiti reads “First” in large block lettering — yellow outlined in black.
A survey of people using the popular Range Road park yesterday turned up a majority who support the restricted hours, saying they enhance security and protect the park from vandalism.
“I hate people who destroy things, it’s so inconsiderate,” resident Ann Burnham said.
Burnham and her husband, Harry, Windham residents since 1960, watched their grandchildren play ball, swatting tennis balls with a plastic bat on a small diamond.
“It’s such a vast area with no lighting,” Harry Burnham said, defending the selectmen’s action.