Posted on 12/28/2023 1:27:49 AM PST by Libloather
Members of Seattle, Washington’s Parks and Recreation department, along with city police, removed a community garden planted in Cal Anderson Park as part of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 on Wednesday.
City officials said in a statement that the "makeshift," temporary garden was being removed because of public health and safety concerns, as well as for maintenance reasons including reseeding and turf restoration.
The efforts on Wednesday also included the removal of tent encampments located near the garden and outside the park along E. Olive Street, which city officials said was to ensure the public spaces remain clean and open for everyone.
So far this year, the City’s Unified Care Team has cleaned up encampments at Cal Anderson Park 76 times, making the park one of the most frequently addressed areas in the city for repopulated encampments, the city said.
City officials also said the temporary garden has created unsafe conditions for people who enjoy the park. Examples of incidents include vandalism in the park’s public bathrooms, public drug use, unauthorized camping and an increasing rodent population.
The Seattle Times reported that Seattle Parks planned to act in October, though the city received push back from the Black Star Farmers, a group that stewarded the garden.
In fact, the group petitioned over 5,000 signatures from people against the park’s removal, citing the garden honors Black and Indigenous people killed by police. The opposition also claimed the park provides community members a place for joy and healing, as plants like amaranth, tobacco, corn, currants, strawberries and more grow there.
Still, Seattle Parks said the park needed to be removed so the park could be used for other reasons.
Located in the park’s "Sun Bowl" area, the park offers a space for gatherings and events and is near electrical and...
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Cal Anderson Park. Ahh so this is what happened to the famous CHAZ community garden from 2020?
Ha Ha Ha !!!
Funniest thing I’ve heard all day! I love it!
Ha Ha Ha !!!
Funniest thing I’ve heard all day! I love it!
😆😊😂
It tells you a lot that state govt is using tax dollars to foster failure, failed cultures, adverse behaviors, mediocrity, etc.
State govt choosing to subsidize cultural ruination is a curious aspiration; dismantling cultural norms when they should be building them up.
We once used tax dollars to advance actions, behaviors that serve to enhance culture, into a civilization that rewards success.
Those who cannot aspire that high should just get out of the dam way.
It took 3-4 years for “officials” to figure out what many of us knew on day one.
This is political correctness on display.
It tells you a lot that state govt is using tax dollars to foster failure, failed cultures, adverse behaviors, mediocrity, etc.
State govt choosing to subsidize cultural ruination is a curious aspiration; dismantling cultural norms when they should be building them up.
"Black Lives Matter" ~ Nero
The Summer of love garden got banned by liberals that created it. Loving it!
Well, Ya' don't say?
BlmTifa
They are like peas in a pod, always go together.
And the JEW Haters like the PALIS ALSO goes with BLM and ANTIFA!!
BLM-divisive, destructive, deadly collective.
I know that is true…from family experience.
Makes for some really odd political bedfellows. I think I posted about a new thing, Communist Trump supporters! Another example is AOC agreeing with Rand Paul for the first time, ever.
Some even say it might give us a better shot the the WH in 2024.
Communist trump supporters???/ WHAT THE HELL are you talking about?
LOL
No, it makes odd sense. Trump is seen as the anti-establishment force.
it’s became obvious to almost everyone the real power is this weird elitist coalition of Neo-Cons republicans, Dems and Big Business. Deep state in other words.
Communists want to overthrow the system so they see Trump as working towards their goals, that being against the deep state.
Kindly notice I never said Trump is working towards communist goals.
Uh, oh. I hope they have not been urinating on the George Floyd statue. Lord, forgive them for they know not what they do.
They’re closing it down because they know that it’s current state is the perfect metaphor for the entire movement.
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