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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Michael Feliciano
Age43 years old GenderMale OccupationSelf-Employed - Handyman, Graduate Student, Writer NeighborhoodElmhurst |
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How We Lost the Mandella Community Garden
I recently ran across Emma Staniels’ article about the Southside Park Community Garden, published back in November 2008. I am excited to see the community garden flourish, and the positive impact it has had on the neighborhood. It is important to recall that this garden was won in court as a “replacement” of the Mandella Community Garden. The article made me realize that 5 years has passed since Midtown lost the Mandella Community Garden – many who live here now have never seen or heard of the place that was once a vibrant center of Midtown activity. And so I believe a historical account is in order. I was a board member during the last painful months of our legal battle to save the garde
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All of these comments are appreciated. My intention was certainly more directed at offering historical context for the current community garden which resides near Southside Park. It is a positive result of the legal battle that we waged as dedicated community members - please note that CADA originally intended to leave the community with NOTHING. It is obviously a valid argument to state that noone was entitled to ownership of the Mandella Garden, but again if we apply a simple business model of profit-motive and ownership to every precious community resource, then we as citizens will find ourselves with far fewer of these resources left, as is often demonstrated.