June 5 — a beautiful spring day — I decide to bring my 19-month-old daughter to a park in Auburn. As I approach, I notice that, once again, another one of the parks in Auburn has been destroyed by local hoodlums.

Every time I turn around, one of Auburn’s parks has been vandalized, destroyed or treated as a waste area. I find it very sad that there are no parks here where parents can bring their children because of thoughtless, careless people who don’t think anything of destroying the parks.

I find myself seeking new places to bring my child but I am limited (no vehicle) so when another park has been ruined, I am at a loss as to what to do with her.

Where are children supposed to play, interact and exert their energy? I know they are not the ones who create the damage but I think the city’s Parks and Recreation Department needs to put a better effort into restoring local parks.

Lewiston’s parks are all clean and well-kept. Why aren’t Auburn’s?

Auburn residents need places to bring their children where it’s clean, safe and enjoyable.

Ashley Banville, Auburn