Since most evidence shows that property values go up in the presence of community gardens I would put for the notion that the "values" the neighbors are really worried about is the idea of community owned and maintained property. Community gardens sometimes disturb the "value" certain people place in the private property system of our society. Communal property is a tough notion. Our previous mayor, Giuliani, had a real problem with gardens mainly because he couldn't see beyond private ownership, a community run garden of volunteers really disturbed him.
William Hohauser President Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden, New York City [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jun 3, 2008, at 3:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just found out that a nearby town council (Mtn. View, Calif.) voted > not to create a new community garden, despite the 140-person waiting > list, because neighbors campaigned vigorously against it. They > claimed it would reduce their property values. > > Has anyone found studies showing the effect of community gardens on > surrounding property values? > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one > of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the > ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
