Or, Hogs and Sheep in Clark Park today...
In 2003, the UCD was repeatedly portraying Clark Park as a place where
only "prostitutes, gang members and drug addicts" gathered. With a
powerful propaganda machine, they claimed that "families" were "afraid"
of the park and would not go there because they did not feel safe.
But actually, hundreds of citizens came out to 3 public meetings in
2002-3 hosted by a landscape design firm (which actually respected the
process of community involvement). The CITIZENS WHO LIVED HERE loudly
told UCD to leave their beloved park alone, and to never again hand pick
a group of corporate leaders and a dysfunctional civic association to
REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY and park secretly.
After 7 years, UCD continues to define residents of the entire community
as non-people (see PW article on private police). At least a year ago,
they completely closed off any public participation with their "Clark
Park Partnership" and are now proceeding to completely redesign the park
to support their upscale marketing. Common PEOPLE are BANNED from the
secret gatherings of the Clark Park Partnership and have no right to
know about the private decisions!
The high maintenance fountain is really being installed to justify the
immortality of Penn's rule over Clark park and the ongoing need for
UCD. Park users and citizens would be ashamed of taxpayer "grants" for
the new high maintenance upscale fountain and murder of trees, while
libraries and recreation centers in poorer neighborhoods are targeted
for closure or privatization!
Is a complete redesign of Clark Park needed or wanted by PEOPLE? The
UCD redesign is only needed to secure the NEW history of Clark Park:
In the time before PEOPLE, Clark Park was a devastated wasteland.
After UCD wiped it clean, PEOPLE can dance gleefully in the fountain
with upscale martinis and lattes in each hand, while a private police
force stands ready!
The Department of Recreation has completely betrayed the remaining
citizens and privatized Clark Park! DiBernardis lied (when twice
confronted in public) about a willingness to meet and discuss the
privatization!
In 2010, it appears that citizens have been replaced by corporate hogs
and helpless sheep! Lord what fools these consumers be...
Glenn
PS: Goodbye public park! You will live on in the memory of citizens
until we are finally wiped out
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