'08 Opening Of An Evolving People's Park
"The park features growing beds that community members can use to hone their gardening skills, and a 30-seat amphitheater that can be used for concerts, presentations, and eventually outdoor movie nights. Originally envisioned as a sort of community art space, the park features a sculpture from an artist in the Tri-Main Building. Developing plans for the park include installing a gazebo and chess tables, and having an indigenous plant investigation area for kids." -Anna Miller
*People's Park, the community gardens on Main Street between Jewett Avenue and Rodney Street, is reopening on Saturday, May 31 for the 2008 season. Please stop by with friends and family between 11:00AM – 2:00PM. People's Park is the community spot to garden, gather and grow. - Park Organizers
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11111inBlo
So, I'm confused. Where does the money for the upkeep of this place come from? Is this now a Buffalo public park? Does the city (or county) do the upkeep?
I ask because, while I like parks just as much as the next guy, we already have LOTS of parks and can't seem to keep them up with the money we have now.
Judging from this BRO article http://www.buffalorising.com/story/free_up_lasalle_park we already have a great public park, with an amphitheater that happens to also be on the waterfront that is in desperate need of a cash infusion.
Also, Google says that Main & Jewett is 0.4 miles from Delaware Park, 1 mile from McCarthy Park, 1.1 miles from Shoshone Park, 2 mi from MLK... I could go on. I don't want to sound overly negative, but really I hope that public money is not paying for this "park"
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Colin
I think the park is owned by a community group.
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Activist
This park has been years in the planning with a whole lot of people piecing resources and concepts together. While I find 11111inBlo's comments really discouraging, I am REALLY happy that the Main & Jewett area now have a piece of beauty that we can now enjoy! I know that Joanne Angie from Buffalo Arts Studio played a key role in getting this done despite it being an underdog project. Kudos to Joanne and Tom Montante and everyone else involved. What's your next project?
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chariots
Peoples Park hasn't requested or received any public funds, ever. It's very small amount of funding comes from businesses, organizations and residents from the neighborhood. The labor is entirely volunteer - students with disabilities maintain the space as part of their occupational training, and colleges do community service there. The land was offered by a businessman who wanted to use his property as green space on Main Street, where people can sit in the shade (when the trees grow), listen to birds and relax. There are many spots like this in other cities, even though there are also large parks. Peoples Park offers opportunities for gardening (raised beds for organizations and individuals) and planting and maintaining public beds. A boy scout troop is planting a butterfly garden, paid for by their fundraisers. The park is open to everyone, 8-8 daily. It is loosely managed by a steering committee composed of residents and folks from organizations in the community. Anyone who would like to be a part of the park can sign up to garden, use the meeting space, be on a committee or offer some new ideas (gospel in the park?). If you have any questions about Peoples Park, please email and we'll be happy to talk about green space & pocket parks. They are valuable and have a positive effect on maintaining larger parks.
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