Greening, Hoop House at Hampden School Angers Neighbors
Residents say the project is a nuisance and a fire hazard at the Academy for College and Career Exploration.
A hoop house and greening project built in the rear of the Academy for College and Career Exploration's building has raised the ire of some nearby neighbors. During a sometimes tense Hampden Community Council meeting Monday night, some residents called the hoop house and green space a mosquito breeding ground, argued that it violates fire regulations and that the school removed parking spaces and didn’t replace them. "We have kept our agreement," said Quinhon Goodlowe, A.C.C.E.’s principal. Staff at the school, and their partners in developing the green space, such as Blue Water Baltimore, argued they followed the city’s process attaining permits to rip up the asphalt that was behind the school and building the hoop house. Goodlowe said …
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Amy Lynn
6:34 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
My point is that people tend to meet everything with confrontation, not friendly understanding. Just the way you described it in your own words, it sounds like you walked up to the workers and demanded answers from them, like you had already decided to hate the project instead of offer helpful advice on how to make it better for the whole neighborhood. I have met lots of people in this … more ›