Reefer madness!

The last two years we have heard from parents that utilize menlo park with their children that there has been an issue with people openly smoking cannabis while at the park or at menlo pool in the parking lot. Tonight Borough council stated there have been a lot of festivals in menlo park this year. We questioned in public forum if any were cannabis festivals. Council and the solictor seemed puzzled. That's probably because most council members live on the outskirts of the borough and rarely ever come into the heart of town. The problem was brought to their attention with the Perkasie Police Chief in the room. We have no issues with what people do on their own time. But using cannabis in a kids park is unacceptable. It was asked if there is an ordinance or does the law prevent people from doing this on Borough property. They advised that was a law enforcement question. No words from Chief Shurr. People in society do not call on police anymore due to the amount of time it takes for them to get on location to a call. They would actively catch more crime if active patrolling was done. By the time they get on location that person most likely would be done toking. If residents are seeing this openly the question is why aren't the police? People must feel comfortable enough doing things like this in the open without fear of repurcussions. Unfortunatley Perkasie Borough has had that reputation for a while. It's all about what makes them feel good and what gets their name on plaque. Not about representing the residents and keeping a safe and clean community.If we don't have a safe an clean park for our kids what does that say about our community? Perkasie First