If I understand correctly, you're indicating that although the Board's primary responsibility is toward the building, the shareholders and residents, there are times when the overall good of society and the community needs to be considered when the Board is presented with a proposal -- even if that seems a difficult balance to achieve.

You make a very good point.

Thank you Bossman and freezedried for chiming in and thank you Dana for getting the big picture. As I have written in previous posts and freezedried has reinforced,  the difficult balance you are referring to of having children playing outside the laundry window is not on the table for negotiation since the school holds a long term lease for the space and is not going anywhere. If the school gets a safe play yard with the construction of the canopy at no cost to Citylights, our building and our community will be improved, and I promise you those kids will be a lot happier on sunny days when they are otherwise stuck inside during lunchtime recess.

There is a rumor that the situation of the kids at PS 78Q needing outdoor activity space has been exacerbated by the actions of the manager of Gantry Park -- that when a class of students of more than 20 enter the park, he has forced them to leave because they didn't have the proper permit to be in this public space in those numbers.

I'm not at all sure how he could literally force a classroom of 8 year olds from a public school to leave a huge park area with absolutely no one else in it without becoming the subject of much public ridicule, so I'm wondering if anyone has more information about this.  If it is indeed true, those at the highest levels need to be made aware of public outcry.  Anyone with information about this?

My reliable source tells me this is true. The park manager states that "liability issues" force his hand. Apparently, it happened a few times last school year.

This is not a rumour but an unfortunate fact. I have had many conversations with Bill Ledwitz (park manager) about getting some kind of permanent access permit for the school to use the park, with no success. PS78's last parent teacher coordinator tried as well. The fact that GPSP is a state park and not a city park exacerbates the problem. The fact that the park is right there yet not completely accessible to the school is just about as ludicrous as the terrace issue. The kids can't even use the plaza in front of the school since Citylights resident(s) complained about the noise.

Even if the park access issue were resolved, the terrace needs the canopy so it can be used.  Getting the kids across the street for short recess periods poses serious staffing and logistical problems for the school.