HUDSON FALLS [from where I graduated high school] -- You can stroll or skip or stand on the grass in J. Walter Juckett Park, but the Village Board recently passed a rule banning people from sitting on the grass or lying on it.

In a decision made last month, following publication of the law and a public hearing at which there was no comment, the board voted to strengthen rules at all five village parks.

In a rule specific to Juckett Park, a heavily used area where Route 4 and Route 254 come together, sitting and lying down are banned.

The new law includes the following two sentences in a four-item addendum about Juckett Park:

“Sitting or lying down on the landscaped and grass areas of the park is prohibited. Lying down or standing on park benches is prohibited.”

It does not ban walking on the grass.

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The law prohibits dogs, cats or other pets from any village parks.

It bans smoking and alcohol in all village parks and also prohibits potentially dangerous activities and profanity.

Never goin back again.