Forum, Feb. 11: Opposed to Woodstock owning Faulkner Park Published: 2/10/2021 10:00:31 PM Modified: 2/10/2021 10:00:29 PM Opposed to Woodstock owning Faulkner Park As full-time residents in Woodstock Village we are incredibly grateful for the space that Faulkner Park offers for our family. We’re especially fond of the trail to Mount Tom, as that is where our 6-year-old transitioned from “How much longer?” to simply enjoying the hike, with an occasional “Can I have a snack?”. We are strongly opposed to town ownership of the park. To us, it boils down to the fact that all of us get to enjoy the park now as a great natural resource — with no financial or legal obligations — thanks to Marianne Faulkner and her trust, administered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. If the town takes title to the park, all of us are taking on risk, most notably in higher taxes. The proposed $850,000 that the town would receive for management and maintenance may sound like a significant sum, but it is inevitable that it will be depleted, resulting in another tax increase for us all.