Yesterday I thought it would be nice to take my wife for a drive over to the new West Delray Park to show her around the new facility. Covering the opening this past Friday morning impressed me with the beauty of the grounds and the facilities available for the model airplane flying field, power boating and archery.

I was particularly interested in getting closer to the airfield, as I have a long time friend that belongs to the club and flies his planes there.

Imagine my dismay when we got near the airfield, there was a gate being locked at 2:30 in the afternoon by one of the members of the Model Airplane club, preventing us from getting close to the facility.

As we sat in our car and watched this gentlemen lock the gate, I asked him “Is this restricted to members of the Model Airplane club?”

“Yes,” he replied. “Only the members of the club have a key to this lock and can get in.”
We took the road back and went around the other way following the sign that said “Archery.” We came to another locked gate. From there we turned around and went home.

I don’t think that’s right. I thought this was a public park open to all citizens of Palm Beach County. Is it only available to elite club members that fly model airplanes and practice archery? Can Dennis Eshelman or any of his staff offer an explanation?
Mort Mazor

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