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November 19, 2009
Ranting on the weeds of New London
"In legal terms, this may be the most symbolic weed-choked lot in America." — Bill Weir, ABC News
Every time someone mentions that all that's left in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London are "weeds," you gotta cringe. These are native plants! The attitude that some plants are weeds (read "blighted"), while others are more desirable, is what gets municipalities like New London in trouble in the first place.
In order to make productive use of New London's failure, the city ought to turn the lot into an eminent domain monument, where school groups can spend a few hours in a native-plant landscape and learn about eminent domain abuse from a park ranger in a replica of Susette Kelo's little pink house. Afterwards, they can visit the gift shop in the lobby of the former Pfizer R&D headquarters.
Posted by lumi at November 19, 2009 5:39 AM