Is a park the best way to remember Precious Doe?

Five years ago, civic leaders announced plans to raise money for a park in memory of Erica Green, the little girl who was known as Precious Doe before she and her killers were identified.

Predictably, the memorial park is nowhere near completion. Press conferences are easy. Getting things done is hard. Tim Dollar, a lawyer who helped try the case, is promising that the park will become a reality. But he and other members of the Precious Doe Committee, who will mark what would have been Green’s 14th birthday on Sunday, may want to reconsider the idea of the park.