City Council to Ask Mayor Bing to Remove New Apple Orchards from Palmer Park!

**Meddle** · May-31-12, 04:39 PM

Does anyone have pictures of the area before and now?

Is there a reason this spot was selected instead of any of the other vacant land around town, or maybe even the State Fair site?

**MSUguy** · May-31-12, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

Does anyone have pictures of the area before and now?

Is there a reason this spot was selected instead of any of the other vacant land around town, or maybe even the State Fair site?

You can see the before in streeview. The plantings are in the grassy areas in both sides of Ponchartrain. PFPP has photos of the trees being put in on it's facebook page

http://goo.gl/maps/UeNQ

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peopl...3112688&type=3

**Meddle** · May-31-12, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by MSUguy

on it's facebook page

I don't do gossip sites.

Maybe something on a legitimate website?

**Gistok** · May-31-12, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

I don't do gossip sites.

Maybe something on a legitimate website?

You are kidding, right?

How does a PICTURE equated to GOSSIP??

I checked out the images... didn't see any gossip... I suppose you don't accept blogger sites either... no more reliable than facebook or Wiki...

**Meddle** · May-31-12, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

You are kidding, right?

Nope.

Fakebook = Gossip.

Not interested. I have the entire URL blocked in my firewall so I can't be led there by mistake.

**thnk2mch** · May-31-12, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

I don't do gossip sites.

Maybe something on a legitimate website?

Something more like an open forum?

**Bham1982** · June-01-12, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Meddle

Does anyone have pictures of the area before and now?

Is there a reason this spot was selected instead of any of the other vacant land around town, or maybe even the State Fair site?

This was my first thought. Why would they choose to plant these trees across from the wealthiest streets in the city, without even consulting the homeowners on those streets?

IMO, the homeowners have a point, even if the volunteers are probably doing a positive thing. It isn't unreasonable to ask the neighbors if you're making dramatic changes to their "back yards".

And I think the proposed subtexts "it must be they don't like whites, or don't want to see agriculture" are weird. Why would you assume such things? Maybe they just want to be consulted before such dramatic changes.