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It's really not "trivially easy" to get in contact when the operation is run by a government or a corporation (even less). At best they "hear you" and "will ta
by nickserv 3y ago
It's really not "trivially easy" to get in contact when the operation is run by a government or a corporation (even less).
At best they "hear you" and "will take it into account", then keep on doing what was planned. At worst they treat you like an idiot or a lunatic. And it's not like the company hired to do the work is going to listen to some random person telling them how to do their job.
Only thing I've found works is volunteering for orgs that actually do things right, if you can find one.
That or just planting yourself at 2 in the morning ;-)
- hosh 3y agoProbably why the idea of r/GuerrillaGardening is getting popular. Leaving that aside, I was reading about an urban permaculture group's experience with working with the city. In their experience, the city they are working with wants to make sure that whatever is done will work with other people as well. (This was Seattle, with a conversion of one part of the park to a perennial food forest)
- wddkcs 3y agoIt's amazing how common this attitude is, when the opposite is true. From working in U.S. municipalities, I can promise you there are regular monthly or quarterly meetings where these issues and budgets are brought up, specifically to solicit public comment. Beyond open forums, it's so easy to find the name of a park director, and schedule a face to face. They might not be thrilled to field the issue, but they are bound to by their public office. If they don', there are so many ways to force the issue (e.g. go one office above them until someone sees it as politically useful). My concern is that it's easy to be concerned online, but it does nothing but empower government overreach. So much better to translate real concern into effective local action.