The annual springtime cleanup, pruning and replanting of the surrounding garden of the Chestnut Hill Library by the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library (FOCHL) has been stymied by the piles of human feces and tissues left behind by partiers and the unhoused. Despite half a dozen calls to our local councilwoman's office, CLIP (Community Life Improvement Program), the city agency responsible for such cleanups, has yet to appear; nothing has been done.
This garden spot, created and supported by the FOCHL, is used as an outdoor space for reading programs for kids and a shady rest …
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The annual springtime cleanup, pruning and replanting of the surrounding garden of the Chestnut Hill Library by the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library (FOCHL) has been stymied by the piles of human feces and tissues left behind by partiers and the unhoused. Despite half a dozen calls to our local councilwoman's office, CLIP (Community Life Improvement Program), the city agency responsible for such cleanups, has yet to appear; nothing has been done.
This garden spot, created and supported by the FOCHL, is used as an outdoor space for reading programs for kids and a shady rest spot for the residents of the city. Calls to the councilwoman began a dozen days ago, but as late as Friday we were told it would be a further 10 to 20 days before CLIP will attend to this unsightly, disease-prone mess.
This once lovely spot has become disgusting. Please, city of Philadelphia, Councilmember Bass, CLIP, HELP!
Jan LeSuer, President
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library
