Category: Planning

Clark Park’s Jan. 25 meeting will spotlight Philadelphia green space in the Kenney era

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Planning now for spring ... & for many springs to come in Clark Park.

Planning now for spring … & for many springs to come in Clark Park.

The future of parks, recreation and green space – not just for Clark Park, but for Philadelphia as a whole – in the new Kenney Administration will be featured at FRIENDS OF CLARK PARK’S Winter Public Membership Meeting on Monday, Jan. 25.

Speaking on our panel will be our 3rd District Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell; the new Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, a West Philadelphian and a member of Friends of Clark Park; Parks & Recreation’s Stewardship Coordinator Patty-Pat Kozlowski; and our own Erin Engelstad of the Fairmount Park Conservancy, a private nonprofit that helps park supporters citywide.

We’ll meet at University of the Sciences’ Griffith Hall (the old building with the pillars) at 43rd & Kingsessing at 7 p.m. That’s an easy walk from four trolleys. The security guards at the booth can direct you to the door.

Philadelphia is undergoing a historic transition in its city government. A new mayor and lots of new blood on City Council mean that parks are open to major new directions (and new investment!) in 2016. FRIENDS OF CLARK PARK intends to promote this conversation for the good of all Philadelphians, as well as for our own beloved park. We understand that no park can achieve its potential until all parks are getting what they need.

What are the needs and problems our parks face going forward? What is their value to the community? What steps should the Kenney Administration take to make them better … starting at once?

West Philadelphians who care about their green spaces will find this a particularly valuable meeting to attend! We know your turf.

Want to learn more about FRIENDS OF CLARK PARK? Founded in 1976, we are 300 strong and we curate one of the liveliest public spaces in Philadelphia. We’re an all-volunteer group. We speak for the trees. We love our neighborhood. And we get things done.

Call FoCP Board Member Tony West (267) 456-5687, or email anthony.abbott.west@gmail.com, with any questions.

FoCP Annual Members Meeting Monday October 19 7 PM

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The next meeting of the Friends of Clark Park Membership will be Monday, October 19, 2015, from 7 PM. The meeting will be held in n Griffith Hall Lecture Room A, 600 S. 43rd Street, on the University of the Sciences Campus.

There are two main items on the agenda. We will start with our annual business meeting, with elections scheduled for President, Vice President, Secretary, and half of our Board Members. We will launch into a discussion of trash removal and associated problems. Finally, we will announce the various upcoming projects including folding chair replacement, new Chess Tables (to be installed with revitalized stone fines for the Plaza area) and planning for the Party for the Park next spring.

Please let me know if you have any questions or want further information.

Frank L. Chance, Secretary, Friends of Clark Park
chancefl@gmail.com

General Membership Meeting, Monday 2/23

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Friends of Clark Park’s quarterly General Membership meeting — rescheduled from January — will be held at 7:00 pm on Monday, February 23rd in Rosenberger Hall*.  Our General Membership meetings are the opportunity for all members of the organization to hear about issues in the Park, and plans for upcoming improvements and events.  Some of the topics that are on the agenda for Monday include:  Party in the Park (May 16th), grant applications — both pending and funded, the bike share station planned for the Park, and the 4224 zoning meeting.

Please join us!  More participation means a better Park for all of us!

*Rosenberger Hall is the brick building just south of the basketball courts on 43rd Street.