End of the VitaCourse

I am a regular user of the William R. Mason Regional Park. I frequently use the park for walks but mostly . . . run and exercise there in the morning before I go to work. Until May 10, the park had a VitaCourse routine available along trails in the western part of the facility. VitaCourse equipment allows users to exercise and stretch their bodies for a more complete workout than just jogging or walking.

For no apparent reason, the manager of the park, without any attempt to assess the value of the Vitacourse and the frequency of its use, removed all of the equipment. He erroneously claimed that it was not being used, that it was in disrepair and that park users only wanted signs indicating how far they had run.

I, for one, used the VitaCourse heavily and I saw others using it on numerous occasions. I don’t understand why such unnecessary removals are made without questioning users, without providing supporting reasons and without review by the county.

DOUGLAS T. PLANTE

Irvine