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All Philadelphia Residents and Members of Sierra Club!
Stand Up for the Eastwick neighborhood in SW Philadelphia at an important City Council Hearing on Tuesday, OCTOBER 9, 10 am (arrive early), Philadelphia City Hall, 4th floor. Tell a friend, and bring a friend. This public hearing may seal the fate not only of 128 acres of green space adjacent to John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, but set precedent for urban land uses across the country. Sierra Club SPG is a coalition partner in this effort.
October 9 is a crtical day for reminding city leaders and elected officials of their commitments to clean air, clean water, minimal environmental impacts, smart sustainable development, stormwater management that utilizes natural resources, and consensus-driven community involvement.
The high-density apartment construction proposal threatening these 128 acres in Eastwick reflects none of these principals. A development of this magnitude and design would have significant, detrimental impacts on the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Eastwick community. It would severely undermine Heinz Refuge ability to mitigate flooding, absorb ground pollutants, enhance clean air, and protect natural resources.
Eastwick already bears a disproportionate burden of environmental injustices, dating back to the 1960's, when 2500 acres were seized by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority by condemnation and eminent domain, and 10,000 residents were forced out of their homes, breaking up one of the most peacefully-integrated, culturally-diverse urban communities in the nation. Residents resettled elsewhere while new homes were built by Korman on swamps filled in by silt, cinder and river dredge spoils. Homes have subsided due to unstable foundations, and residents endure significant, consistent flooding.
Eastwick is home to the Clearview Landfill, a yet-unremediated superfund site which operated for two decades through the 1970's, emitting unknown quantities of toxic contaminants into Darby Creek and adjacent lands.
Please join us in attending this critically-important City Council Hearing on Tuesday, October 9, at 10 AM, in 4th floor Philadelphia City Hall. Your presence will show city officials the importance of green space in our city, for the health of Eastwick residents, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, and our entire city. For more information, check website: www.eastwickfriends.wordpress.com.
October 9 is a crtical day for reminding city leaders and elected officials of their commitments to clean air, clean water, minimal environmental impacts, smart sustainable development, stormwater management that utilizes natural resources, and consensus-driven community involvement.
The high-density apartment construction proposal threatening these 128 acres in Eastwick reflects none of these principals. A development of this magnitude and design would have significant, detrimental impacts on the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Eastwick community. It would severely undermine Heinz Refuge ability to mitigate flooding, absorb ground pollutants, enhance clean air, and protect natural resources.
Eastwick already bears a disproportionate burden of environmental injustices, dating back to the 1960's, when 2500 acres were seized by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority by condemnation and eminent domain, and 10,000 residents were forced out of their homes, breaking up one of the most peacefully-integrated, culturally-diverse urban communities in the nation. Residents resettled elsewhere while new homes were built by Korman on swamps filled in by silt, cinder and river dredge spoils. Homes have subsided due to unstable foundations, and residents endure significant, consistent flooding.
Eastwick is home to the Clearview Landfill, a yet-unremediated superfund site which operated for two decades through the 1970's, emitting unknown quantities of toxic contaminants into Darby Creek and adjacent lands.
Please join us in attending this critically-important City Council Hearing on Tuesday, October 9, at 10 AM, in 4th floor Philadelphia City Hall. Your presence will show city officials the importance of green space in our city, for the health of Eastwick residents, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, and our entire city. For more information, check website: www.eastwickfriends.wordpress.com.
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