Tuesday, February 26, 2008
News DeKalb Avenue greenspace fund accepting donations
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Lake Claire residents attempting to preserve a half-acre of privately owned land at the corner of DeKalb and Gordon Avenues have teamed up with local greenspace advocacy group Park Pride. The nonprofit has set up a fund where people can donate "funds, stocks, whatever," according to Teri Stewart, a local art gallery owner and neighbor of the lot. For more information, click here.
(Note: An earlier version of this post incorrectly referred to the disputed property as publicly owned.)
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Wait, I'm confused. This article states that the land is "publicly-owned", while every other article has implied it is privately-owned. Which is correct? I live in Lake Claire and wish the neighbors luck in this endeavor, but $1,000,000 is a lot to pay for 1/2 acre, especially when the Lake Claire Land Trust is simultaneously trying to raise $250,000 to acquire the 1/3 acre Tree Climbers International lot only a couple of blocks away. As an aside, I don't quite understand the repeated references to this lot being "the last publicly accessible greenspace on DeKalb Ave". The Land Trust is 7 acres of greenspace and only several blocks away. Does that not count?
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dislikeNast -- You are correct. It is privately owned. I fixed the error. Thanks for catching that. Incidentally, I don't understand Ms. Stewart's characterization of the property either. It's the last undeveloped lot, I think, but it isn't public. It's private property.
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