The Department of Parks and Recreation for Druid Hill Park (Baltimore)
spent about $50,000 on three workout stations (with ellipticals, leg
presses, rowing machines, etc.) set about a quarter of a mile apart on
the pathway along the reservoir in Druid Hill Park. All the machines are
manually operated, and weight cannot be added or removed. How cool is
that? The best part? It's free.

The concept of free access to exercise equipment is something every city
should adopt, especially with the growing rate of obesity. This way
everyone, regardless of economic status, can have access to resistance
and cardio equipment. Also, it gives options for those who would enjoy
the machines, but can't stand the gym atmosphere.

Oh, and if you're thinking Druid Hill Park, is that where the name of
the R&B group Dru Hill comes from? You're absolutely right.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:32:09 -0500, BetterNewsBaltimore
city.com> wrote:

The worst part is that the equipment will be either ripped-off or
damaged beyond repair by the end of the month.

$50,000 of taxpayer money pissed away by O'Malley and Dixon.

Fucking assholes look for every way they can to waste money.

Wait'll they get a load of the Duid Hill Park "atmosphere."