Save Green Street Park

2018 Update on Green Street Park contention December 11, 2017 Judge Kathleen A. Durkin (Orphan’s Court Division, Court of Common Pleas Allegheny County, PA) filed an Order of the Court in our case opposing the sale of Green Street Park (Case Number 17-2825). The order claims that the court is unable to overturn a previous decision by Judge Alan Hertzberg allowing the Wilkinsburg School District to sell this property to Akator Construction, LLC. Among other reasons, Judge Du...Continue reading

Rosa Parks Playground was developed at the same time as Green Street Playground and both were neglected to the point of ruin. While still hoping to bring back Green Street -- now is a good time to lift up and restore this little known Wilkinsburg park. During the National Night Out, information will be shared on the improvement projects and goals

Neighbors: Last, last call for your statements regarding the future of Green Street Park for inclusion in our petition to the Orphan's Court! We cannot accept any more after tomorrow, unfortunately. Details below. #savegreenstreetpark #wilkinsburg #goodallover

Green Street Park friends and neighbors, visit the link below for the full copy of the Opinion and Order of Court filed last Thursday by Judge James to reverse the Wilkinsburg Borough Council's ruling on Akator Construction's statutory appeal. Please note the comment on page 2 which references the May 4th public hearing and states that Akator Construction "testified that a lot of neighbors seem excited and hopeful about the proposed development". See also the page 3 paragra...ph which claims that the Council's "denial letter failed to give any reasons why [it] denied the application", and that the testimony presented regarding the submitted plan meeting all criteria for approval was "unrebutted". We are disheartened to learn that the majority of the documentation provided was wholly ignored. Please respond to these comments as part of the written statements we have asked you to provide this week. Let us continue to hold the Borough accountable for its commitment to natural resource preservation, sustainable urban planning, and green space access. #savegreenstreetpark #parksforall #thisplacematters #wilkinsburg #goodallover

UPDATE/URGENT ACTION NEEDED: This past Thursday (2/2/1017), after no word from Judge James on Akator Construction's statutory appeal in almost three months since Borough Solicitor Witherel filed his brief on 11/16/2016, the judge filed his opinion reversing the decision of the Wilkinsburg Borough Council (SA-16-437). The only law applied by Judge James was zoning, and not public trust. We, Friends of Green Street Park, are going to Orphan's Court to seek protection of our d...edicated public space. We immediately need brief statements (affidavits) from neighbors of the park, each statement less than a page. Each statement should simply describe that neighbor's ongoing use of the park and desire to have the park remain a park. A statement could also include the point that City of Pittsburgh Frick Park across S. Braddock Avenue is not an acceptable substitute for our Wilkinsburg park. The attorney helping us advises that the statements of near neighbors must support that Green Street Park is "possible and practical." Each statement should give the neighbor's address and mention proximity to the park. The statements do not have to be notarized. If you would like to submit a statement, please send it both by email to [email protected] and as an original document signed in blue ink to: Kate Luxemburg 432 Rebecca Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15221 We need all statements by this Wednesday, February 8th. Thank you! #savegreenstreetpark #wilkinsburg #goodallover