Harrisburg City Council President Wanda Williams: Her statement on why she ordered the bulldozing of the Green Urban Initiative urban garden

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Part 2--Harrisburg City Council President Wanda Williams reads from a prepared statement justifying her decision to order Public Works to bulldoze a Green Urban Initiative garden at N 6th and Curtin Streets. She claims the garden was unkempt and attracted vermin, became a haven for criminals to hide drugs and guns, and a was a place for "Individuals engaging in sexual acts, as well as using the area as a bathroom facility."

by Tara Leo Auchey

Photo by Natalie Cake

 
Tags: Bulldoze the garden, City Council, Ellis Roy, Green Urban Initiative, Harrisburg, Mayor Linda Thompson, Sylvia Rigal, Wanda R.D. Williams