The lawsuit claims the city plans to radically change the nature of FDR Park with proposed renovations and it can't do that without City Council and Orphans' Court approval.
The lawsuit claims the city plans to radically change the nature of FDR Park with proposed renovations and it can't do that without City Council and Orphans' Court approval.filed a lawsuit, asking a judge to issue an injunction on work across the park, as well a declaratory judgment stating that the city can’t move forward with the renovation plans.
But the golf course grew wild during the pandemic and became a favorite for hikers and bird watchers eager for green space during lockdowns, and the area became known as “the meadows.
The park overall is slated to have 12 multi-purpose fields, six fields for baseball and softball, 10 tennis courts, and eight basketball courts.The possible presence of forever chemicals called PFAS, which the EPA has linked to illnesses from asthma to cancer, has drawn concerns among critics who worry there’s no PFAS-free artificial turf.
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