By RICHARD MAYER Assistant Managing Editor
Safety and budgetary concerns were two main factors in canceling a pumpkin patch and maze in downtown Mt. Prospect planned by the Mt. Prospect Jaycees.
The patch and maze were supposed to be situated on a vacant lot next to the Founders Row homes on Emerson Street, across from the Mt. Prospect Library, Oct. 15-31.
“We were first and foremost concerned about the safety of the kids,” said Jaycees chapter senator Bob Tomasello. “We were more worried about the safety of the kids than making a dollar and being responsible is number one.”
Tomasello chalks up the cancellation as a learning experience.
“With a program like this, even though it didn’t come off, we learned from it and will grow from it,” said Tomasello.
