Some kinda deal has been struck to allow the city to turn this empty lot at St. Andre and Ontario into a garden this summer. But city officials can't resist complicating things. So according to the sign on site, written in hardcore francobureaucratese, there will be a meeting on June 3 at 7 pm to discuss this idea - in other words, give the same old lunatic windbags that attend all these meetings another opportunity to waste everybody's time with unnecessary rants.
"A garden? Not in my backyard. Those plants give off
ReplyDeletenoxious fumes, and they attract all kinds of insects and
animals. And either it will go to seed, or there will
be all kind of people constantly working there to make
it look good. Give me the beautiful hard concrete of
Decarie Blvd before this abomination. If people want
greenery, then let them have it in their backyard, not
mine."
But seriously. Have they checked the soil to make
sure it's not contaminated like many of the community
gardens?
Michael
Some of the soil that is deemed dangerous is safe, a child would literally have to sit around eating the dirt with a spoon for hours before being in any way affected by the lead content.
ReplyDeleteDevelopers have to spend hundreds of thousands to clean soil that will be paved or otherwise forever unexposed to humanity. It's pretty crazy and discourages builders.
The stringent soil standards are a scam for buddies in the provincial government who have environmental soil testing companies.