On 5/4/2011 11:24 PM, Anthony West wrote:
There has been a lot of hooraw on this list of late about Clark Park,
which began with a recent post of misinformation on this listserve
from a well-known source of nutty falsehoods. The latest round began
with his "report" on chemical treatments involved in the
rehabilitation of the North Park or "A" Park, between Baltimore and
Chester Avenues.
Questions about such subjects are completely justified, always. That's
one of the things Friends of Clark Park looks into, whenever it gets
community feedback on concerns that matter to this community. We want
this job done -- but we want it done right.
People who want the*real facts *on this process -- the restoration of
our belovèd, but heavily damaged, North Park -- can swing by FoCP's
table at the Spruce Hill May Fair this Saturday. The weather bids to
be fair and you'll have a great time! So come to the park and meet
your neighbors. They'll tell you everything you need to know.
--Tony West
Of course, Mr West didn't just give any facts on this public list.
The years of FOCP officers' ad hominem laced refusals to PUBLICLY answer
ANY questions, fully confirms the years of reports about the DELIBERATE
exclusion and secrecy behind the Clark Park privatization. The
fallacious attacks that we've seen recently are not new.
What must be communicated to newcomers in the area was that the
complete redesign of Clark Park was overwhelmingly rejected 7-8 years
ago and PUBLIC MEETINGS were the reason it was stopped! (The importance
of public meetings to both neighborhoods and democracy is fundamental,
as careful study of the Clark Park history demonstrates.)
Over the past 8 years, the FOCP leadership has insisted that the public
must check the FOCP web site, give all feedback to an FOCP
table(West/Siano), and give a $20 fee, as the only participation or
information neighbors are permitted in important community decisions.
To insist on such a ridiculous position should make people angry! It's
condescending to all of you expected to swallow it! (Neighbors were
also supposed to have private "coffee meetings" if they had concerns
about the 11 story hotel, or about secret deals with SHCA and UCHS leaders.)
Newcomers may believe something about the attempts to portray them, and
everyone else, as unobservant disinterested cranks, waiting to cause
trouble until the FOCP insiders did their hard work . Don't!
It has long been a civic association trick to mask secret processes by
blaming the victims! People are told that any comments are far too
late, when the grabs for power are disclosed (e.g. the phone line to
nowhere). The deceivers claim that civic association leaders had a
"democratic process" among themselves, and neighbors were too stupid and
disinterested because they missed it.
Neighbors are supposed to blame themselves quietly and slink away in awe
of the power of civic association leaders.
Your "input and suggestions" are never going to be considered by any
civic association that uses this big lie against you. Neither can you
watch the misinformation delivered to your neighbors, nor the dissent
coming from them as they are privately insulted!
Part of the reason I publicly reported about the secret meetings for so
many years, while I was always personally attacked, was so that
neighbors could see how important EXCLUSION was to the mission of FOCP,
acting to protect the corporate, Penn led, privatization!
No you weren't unconcerned and stupid, you were excluded from an
illegitimate process! Neighbors need to ask each other, are we going to
continue to be silenced by the big lie of the FOCP/UCD bullies??? Do
you understand that everyone has lost citizen rights regarding public
spaces, and that much more has happened in Clark Park than comments
about a little maintenance????
Glenn
PS: I'll be in Boston during the May Fair. Don't deal with those
bullies unless you bring your friends and neighbors! Don't take their
bullshit anymore! Power to the people!
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.894 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3616 - Release Date: 05/04/11
14:34:00
