Ever had lunch on the City Hall lawn?

Posted By castewar On March 8, 2009 @ 11:55 pm In Around Town, Enviroment, Food, Local News, News and Politics | Comments Disabled

Yeah, me either.

And yet Mayor Gregor Robertson is in trouble ^[1] for proposing to turn some of the municipal HQ’s lawn space, which is currently lined up for improvement, into a community garden.

It might be just me, but isn’t turning it into a garden an improvement, and a good one at that? And also, it seems a little hair-up-the-nose to pick a procedural slapfight over a chunk of land none of us have ever really considered let alone enjoyed.

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Photo by Dave Ho

Coming on the thematic heels of Herb’s recent post ^[3], in a town filled with community gardens, isn’t it a good idea to promote the idea on the most high profile lawn around? And do we really want the mayor spending even a half hour debating this in council session, all things considered ^[4]? Which is to say, isn’t this a non-issue?

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[1] is in trouble: http://tinyurl.com/avmyg2

[2] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveho/900126042/

[3] Herb’s recent post: http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2009/03/05/great-places-for-local-produce/

[4] all things considered: http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2009/02/18/how-many-shootings-is-it-now-this-has-got-to-stop/

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