Got this letter
Dear Terry,
Sorry to have kept you hanging this long, but I didn't get back home until 5:45 New York time, and I was so exhausted from all the preparations, all the emotion and the meeting itself, that as soon as I got home, my head hit the pillow and I was out for 2 hours.
Anyhow, the meeting came off as scheduled and the task force addressed pretty much all the agenda items. While one hour had been budgeted for our meeting by the parks department, it actually lasted approximately 75 minutes. The meeting was non-confrontational in nature as the task force used a reasoned approach, backed up by written materials from recognized authorities where available and applicable. One thing which we wanted to do, but which the parks department did not permit us to do, was to have them witness an actual target recovery. Nevertheless, the task force got the impression that there might be some yield in the parks department positions, especially with respect to the arbitrary 50' rule, where suggestions from the task force were actually sought. We expect that it may be several weeks before we know if any progress can be made on this or any of the other agenda items that were discussed. We will keep you in the loop as we learn more.
The task force wants to take this opportunity to once again thank you for your personal support and persistent efforts to gain more widespread support from the detecting community. This time, we achieved a moderate level of success in this regard. The task force also wants to thank all that see the merit in what we are trying to accomplish and actually took the time to write a personal email in support of the task force to Commissioner Benepe. Ultimately, all that enjoy and wish to see the proliferation of the pastime of metal detecting, will benefit from your efforts today.
It would be very much appreciated if you would post this on your websites.
Harold S. Lowenfels
TFMDR
Keeps us informed! 
The park has always had that type of entertainment from the 60's and probably before that too. You may notice that 50' rule is bizarre in itself for a park, otherwise it would be all concrete. 
