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Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
I am very concerned about the plan to build a waste-recycling
facility near historic Bartram's Garden. This is a beautiful
garden and an important historic spot. Although I live in New
Jersey, I have visited Bartram's Garden and my daughter's
school also visited. Please do not grant a waiver to allow the
building of this facility. It is bad for the neighborhood and
bad for Philadelphia tourism.
Thank you,
Loretta Dunne

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

I respectfully ask that a waiver allowing a recycling plant
located adjacent to historic Bartram's Garden be rejected.
Having been a resident of Southwest Philadelphia for most of my
life and a frequent visitor to the beatiful gardens I feel that
the proposed addition of yet another recycling plant in that
area would be disruptive to the neighborhood and detrimental to
Bartram's Garden. Having little in the way of recreation,
Southwest Philadelphians rely on B.G. as an oasis of sorts.
Also, in the vast area of Philadelphia county there must be some
other adaquate site that this company can find to locate their
plant. Of all the places in the city they could build their
plant please do not allow them to build it next to one of this
city's most historic sites. Please do not grant Philly-Wide
Recycling Inc. a waiver to buld next to Bartram's Garden.

Thank You,

John F. Ponte

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

Please protect Bartrams Gardens from the threat of trash
facilities.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
I just visited Historic Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia for the
first time and was informed that a private company is seeking to locate a
construction and demolition waste-recycling facility near its grounds.
Please preserve the area around the gardens so Philadelphia can boast
this very special oasis for many generations to come... just what John
Bartram would have wanted!

Dear Mayor Street & City Council: Please ensure the continued
protection of Bartram's historic gardens from any encroachmenet
from the proposed trash plant. The gardens are not just a
local jewel; the are an international treasure. Sincerely,
Lonnie Fogel

Dear Mayor Street & City Council: Bartram Gardens is one of
Philadelphia's treasurers and MUST be protected ! I served on its board
for years. My grandfather's cement plant was next door, it is now a
parking lot for Bartraaam's Garden. So should all properties that adjoin
the historic gardens protect and not inping on the historic property.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

Bartram's Garden is a Philadelphia treasure. Not only is it apart of our
history It is also an oasis in an industrial zone, a green place, beautiful
and serene. It provides educational and recreational services to
Philadelphia’s citizens and those of us from nearby areas. We love and
support and visit the garden as often as we can. And others share our
feeling for Garden clubs from all over the region, the Sierra Club, and
various school groups have worked to excavate the historic site,
maintain period gardens, and create a meadow where there was once a
brown field.

Please do not imperil this place with the construction of yet another
waste facility. There are already four waste facilities in the
neighborhood.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely.


Letitia O. Principato

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

Bartram's Gardens is a rare and wonderful piece of Americana, and
John Bartram was a true early environmental hero. We must keep his
garden and home and other lovely examples of nature's treasures safe
from ecological destruction.

Sincerely,

An eighth-generation Philadelphian

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

Bartram's Garden has always been a place of beauty and peace, a
welcome
refuge from the noise and traffic of urban living. It's only
a short drive from my home, but feels like a step back in time.
Bartram's Garden offers educational
programs for children and adults. Garden clubs from all over
the region, the Sierra Club, and various school groups have
worked to excavate the historic site, maintain period gardens,
create a meadow where there was once a brownfield. A boardwalk
was built so that people in wheelchairs can experience the
wetland area of the garden. They also offer a summer day
camp for city children. Children, especially those in urban
settings, should have the opportunity to spend time in rural
settings--for their health and peace of mind. I find it hard to
believe that you would allow
anything to hurt this precious resource.

There are already 4 waste facilities in the neighborhood of
Bartram's Garden. There are nearby refineries which affect the
quality of the air. I cannot believe that our city government
would allow the people of this neighborhood to suffer another
assault. National studies have already shown that such
facilities are concentrated in poor neighborhoods--the
disenfranchised. I implore you, as a registered voter, to do
all that you can
to preserve and improve the quality of life in this
neighborhood.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
Do not give Philly-Wide Recycling Inc. a waiver to build near
Bartram's Garden. This is an historic area; our history is our
only resource in this city and it is non-renewable. Don't gut
it. Lindsay Doering

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
I urge you not to grant a waiver to put yet another trash plant
in Southwest Philadelphia. Bartram's Garden is a national
treasure that is a great service to its community. The
hardworking people in the neighborhood adjacent to Bartram's
Garden have been neglected by the city for far too long and
another industrial facility will do nothing to help it. The
neighborhood cannot support any more trash plants. It has already
been forced to absorb far too much industry and pollution for
well over a hundred years. Please do not do anything to further
compromise the quality of life in Southwest Philadelphia, and the
tranquil urban refuge that is Historic Bartram's Garden.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

Don't be tempted by the financial payoff of a trash plant near
Bartram's Garden. Long-term it's not good for the city. I
volunteered at Bartram's Garden in 1991, working for a month
cleaning up the riverfront. Bartram's Garden is a jewel. Let
it grow unimpeded by ugly activities. Visitors come world-wide
to see the Garden and would love to see clean streets
surrounding the Garden.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
We urge you to deny a waiver to allow construction of a trash
plant so close to (within 300 yards of) Bartram's Garden.
When are you, the Mayor and City Council, going to realize
that the city's historic sites, old buildings, and old streets
are the very thing that enchants our tourists and attracts their
dollars????
You are our our elected representatives, and we did not elect
you to sell out our city for a few jobs and for big construction
contracts.
Sincerely yours,

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
As a person who has worked for thirty years to make Bartram's
Garden an international Mecca for Botanists, Horticulturists,
Gardeners and History buffs, I urge you not to allow the
installation of one more blight on the area which, to many, has
played a major role in international science. The plants that
flowed in and out of Bartrams Garden, to and from many European
countries have influenced the course of botany and gardening
throughout the world. When I began my association with the
garden, it was an insult to the colonial traditions of
Philadelphia. Now, at last, it is worthy of its status as a
significant attraction for people from around the world. It is
a shame that its significance is so poorly recognized in this
city, that the question of going backward and degrading its
surroundings can be even passingly entertained. Please work to
inform those who will make the decision, of the wonderful
history of America's oldest Botanical Garden, a spot more sacred
to tourists than to our own political leadership.
Sincerely, Richard W. Lighty, PhD

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

I oppose yet another proposed waste disposal plant in
southwest phila. To do so would endanger the very lives of
our greatest asset, our children. They are already
engulfed with crime, overcrowed schools, one family
households, and un/under employment. Let them see the
beauty of their community instead of the grime.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

You have opposed the plan to put a trash plant near
Bartram's garden in the past, so why has this matter come
up again?

Please do not allow this plan to go through. I live in the
neighborhood, I use the garden, I always take guests to see
it.

While this city is gung ho for self improvment, creating
tourist worthy spots, countering blight, why would you want
to trash a beautiful, historic destination?

This is one of the rare lovely spots in the city that residents
of all income levels as well as tourists can enjoy. It
combines nature with American history.

I believe that this plant is a very short sighted sort of
"improvement," and will cause the neighborhood in general
more harm than good.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:

I heard our Mayor speak to hundreds of visitors,
Philadelphians, and government officials at the Philadelphia
Green brunch at the Flower Show about how important preserving
and caring for our green spaces is to the future of the city.
It's clear that taking care of treasures such as Bartram's
Gardens leads to the improved vitality and health of our city
and communities.

The facts are that recreational bike trails, hiking paths, and
open green space bring a higher quality of life, attract
residents, and ultimately means more taxes and a stronger
economy. Using a key parcel of land like that along the
Schuylkill River north of Bartram's Gardens for another
industrial waste facility is unconscionable. It’s simple logic
to see that this land could be used in a much superior way with
benefits for many people for generations years to come.

I trust that the Mayor and City Council will deny the trash
plant access to this important land. A trash plant has many
location options. Our rivers and green spaces do not, and we
must protect them. We all need to think about the long-term
implications and do what is best with what assets we have in
this city.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
As a neighborhood resident and constituent, I am asking you to
support community opposition to Philly-Wide Recycling Inc.’s
proposal and refuse to grant a waiver to build yet another waste
facility in Southwest Philadelphia. With four waste and
recycling operations currently within one mile of Bartram's
Garden, the neighborhood already has more than its fair share of
these plants. Historic Bartram's Garden is one of the few
remaining open spaces in the neighborhood. It is said to be
America's oldest botanical garden. The area immediately
surrounding the park is already full of derelict industrial
sites, tank farms, recycling operations, and illegal tire and
trash dumps. What both the park and local residents need are
intelligent development plans, not another proposal to bring
more traffic, noise and pollutants to a community already
burdened with industrial development.

State law prohibits companies from operating trash facilities
within 300 yards of public parks or playgrounds. No city,
municipality or other owner of a public park in Pennsylvania has
ever granted a waiver. It would be shameful if Philadelphia
became the first. Unlike Bartram Garden management, community
goups and neighborhood residents, Daniel Pellicciotti was
invited to a private meeting in City Hall. No more inside deals!
The short-term gain of a few people should not be allowed to
outweigh the long-term benefits of the many from a well-funded,
well-maintained, well-protected park system. Philadelphia city
officials must make this decision in a legal and ethical manner.

Thank you for all you do to sustain and enrich the quality of
life in our beloved city.

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
Please don't allow a trash processing plant to be build next to
Bartram's Gardens. This is one of the nation's treasures. We
have to be better custodians and protect its land, air, and
water. Trash is not the kind of economic development that the
neighborhood needs or wants. Why don't we actively promote the
Gardens and gain attention for that, rather than being a trash dump?

Dear Mayor Street & City Council:
I have been a volunteer at Bartram Gardens for many years.
It has always been for me a place of beauty and peace, a welcome
refuge from the noise and traffic of the crowded city. It's only
a five minute drive from my home, but it's literally centuries
away. I have witnessed firsthand its excellent educational
programs for children and adults. Garden clubs from all over
the region, the Sierra Club, and various school groups have
worked to excavate the historic site, maintain period gardents,
create a meadow where there was once a brownfield, and build a
boardwalk so that people in wheelchairs can experience the
wetland area of the garden. There is an excellent summer day
camp for city children. I have seen so many positive changes
over the years that I have lived in the area and spent time at
Bartram Gardens that I can hardly believe that you would allow
anything to hurt this precious resource.

There are already 4 waste facilities in the neighborhood of
Bartram's Garden. There are nearby refineries which affect the
quality of the air. I cannot believe that our city government
would allow the people of this neighborhood to suffer another
assault. I would hope that instead you would do all that you can
to preserve and improve the quality of life in this
neighborhood. I would hope that you can comprehend the value to
the city and all of its people (and visitors!) of two very
important nature preserves---Bartram Gardens and the John Heinz
Environmental Center. Please give this matter your careful
consideration. As a Democrat, as a voter, I will surely want to
know where you stand on this matter.

Thank you,
Barbara Tilley

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