It's all very well known, KC. It's been going on for 10 years now. Clark
Park is a part of the City of Philadelphia Dept. of Recreation and and
this is what the City welcomes to have done in this park. It spares the
City the cost of doing the job itself, which is appreciated when there
is a budget crisis, as there is now.
The guys who were hired are Moon Site Management. They are the reason
the trash is removed twice a week rather than once a week during the
peak season. They are the reason the grass in the park is mown more than
once every 2 months in the peak season. And they are the sole reason the
grass gets any maintenance at all; your tax dollars purchase ZERO lawn
care ever, for our neighborhood's most cherished and most heavily used
and abused lawn.
It isn't enough. But it's better than nothing. Neighbors who care about
Clark Park pitch in every spring to the 'Party for the Park' fundraiser
that supports this neighborhood green initiative. Maybe you'll join us
next year!
I can't tell you tonight precisely which ground-care treatment was
applied today. At this time of year, it's more likely to have been a
fertilizer than an herbicide. Some fertilizers are toxic to animals,
though, and require a certain amount of settling in before creatures
should walk across treated areas. That's why warning signs are placed by
Rec. When the risk has passed, the signs are removed.
For people who want the facts on this particular chemical, we'll round
that up and report back to you tomorrow.
In the meantime, please don't panic about this "poison" nonsense. People
who've lived in the neighborhood for a while have heard all Glenn's
stuff before. It is more of a personal problem than a public problem.
-- Tony West
KC Hibbard wrote:
Does anyone know who actually contracted the ground poisoning? Seems
that that party should be targeted. The most immediate at risk part of
the population from herbicide and pesticide use is children and pets.
They have a faster metabolism. Think of the kids kicking around in the
dust at the fair this past week. Breathing poison dirt. The long range
risks involve destroying our watershed. This practice is
irresponsible and must be stopped.
It's funny that Penn is touting it's committment to environmental
causes, creating more green space all the while dumping herbicides all
summer and wacking the grass with weed wackers so it dies at the edges
of the lawns so they repeat the grass- seed -poison cycle.
Is it UCD, FOCP or Fairmount Park? Who hired these guys?
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