Not surprisingly, Truro town council has nixed a hugely controversial proposal to set up an aerial adventure park – aka TreeGO – in one of the highest traffic areas of Victoria Park.
That's not to suggest the idea didn't have merit because we think it does, as do many of our readers.
But the avalanche of opposition – protest marches, cyberspace campaigns, letters, website comments, phone calls - against zip-lines traversing the gorge near Jacob's Ladder and rope bridges dangling below Lewis Road simply couldn't be ignored.
Not by council. Not by anyone.
Victoria Park, quite simply, is a very special place for many people who like it just the way it is and their wishes should be respected.
Still, we're intrigued by the possibility of setting up TreeGO in a much less-travelled portion of the park, located on the west side of Wood Street and along the south side of Serpentine Drive.
It would be out of sight to the vast majority of visitors who only hike a small portion of the park and it would also address the arguments of those who feel that TreeGO would help attract visitors to downtown Truro.
Hey, in a roundabout way it may even reduce certain activity near Wood Street. After all, who wants to complete a drug deal or engage in a bit of outdoor sex with tourists zipping by about 50 feet above you?
Many will counter that commercializing one square inch of Victoria Park is sacrilegious, that it is not for sale under any circumstances and maybe they are right.
But we can't help worrying about the town's economic future should Truro downtown business core slowly disappear due to competition from beyond its boundaries.
Does this bleak senario hinge entirely upon the location of an adventure park in a park?
Of course not, but the latest proposed TreeGO location shouldn't be dismissed outright, either.
