Neighbors, >From a few neighborhood conversations, it appears that neighbors have also >seen the spraying of Clark Park over the years! Of course, we can only expect >silence or repetition of the brief statement from UCD-nothing but organic DRY >fertilizer has ever been used.
Many neighbors will remember the pattern of the cover-up during the Fenton affair. A brief statement immediately pinned the blame of UCD's incompetence on a scapegoat and announced an internal UCD investigation. Then, there was continued silence and business as usual. (Of course, UCD committeemen launched personal character attacks against community members, whom discussed the issues on public forums.) Please remember, UCD does not need to be accountable to the people of West Philadelphia. Their entire mission is to appear vital to the marketing and homogenization of Penn's domain. It has nothing to do with the well being of the real community or its real people. They want the credit for a total redesign of the park, upscale uniform facades, and hording/wasting state and local resources. Chemicals used on the park are the type of details beneath their experts! Here is a report about a new look into the poisoning of our water. The EPA was deliberately crippled for nearly a decade. From a brief look into the various lawn poisons used across America, I've seen that independent researchers have been raising various concerns for quite some time, (health effects and environmental damage.) We are never going to learn which poisons have been used on Clark Park! (UCD points to Moon, who points to Trugreen. And Trugreen don't know nothing but "safe and organic" as they repeat the brief UCD statement!) http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20091008_EPA_to_give_new_look_to_weed_killer_in_water.html This is a time our neighborhood could use an FOCP/SHCA organization that was trusted and respected in the community. However, because it is an insular organization completely dependent on UCD for its leaders' power inside the iron triangle; the entrenched leadership will defend UCD the same way as they did when the violations of federal law were exposed. There are people on the FOCP/SHCA boards who are respectable and trustworthy! While we like them, I think, we have the right to demand accountability and push hard on this issue. They are only volunteers with power, but community members have a duty to protect our families, our dogs, and our earth! I repeat, if you have seen the spraying of Clark Park; please call and lobby the reasonable members of the FOCP/SHCA organization to stand up! Demand that they replace their entrenched life time leadership, and demand the processes consistent with a democratic society! Sincerely, Glenn ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.