<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Mary Kay,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m connecting you with our Advocacy and Outreach team and May Toy, a CCGA member who has been instrumental in the creation of a new ordinance protecting native gardens in Chicago. Do you happen to know who owns this land? Do you have any photos of the site?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">May and advocacy team - below is Mary Kay’s message to us about the unfortunate spraying of weed killer on the prairie land near the railroad at S. Knox from 63rd to 67th.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hi, I live at 6408 S Knox for 40 years. Our garage alley is up against the prairie land now owned by the city and part near railroad is railroad owned. From 63rd -67th st behind S Knox. When we first moved in beautiful grass was being maintained by the previous owner then we and many other neighbors maintained theirs. Prairie grass grew snd they use to tractor cut it couple times a year. It was beautiful. I recently planted perennial plants snd seeds way out there for next year. I was so upset the other day when the city, ordered by Moe the super of them 14th ward ordered it be sprayed with poison. I had a lengthy discussion with him yesterday and he “was sorry” but said the weeds need to be sprayed so they don’t grow. I’m so upset obviously because between the airport, railroad, cars, lack of trees or evergreens we are living in a very toxic environment. Thankfully I diffuse DōTERRA essential oil’s indoors but I don’t see why prairie grass can’t grow then perhaps again like before. I need your help to fight back. I have several interested neighbors and people from along the railroad property that runs east and west by 60th or so. Nobody wants poison sprayed. A pregnant lady had a headache he another neighbor was sneezing. It’s not ideal in our climate now to be spraying toxins to stop greenery. If anything they need evergreens </span><img alt="🌲" class="gmail-cvev0bhk gmail-de96p6db gmail-l7j52awj gmail-ji4yul8v gmail-mx4msh6i gmail-oc41cx5g gmail-f7ebnjy3 gmail-bulhdrbm gmail-kni5sgk1 gmail-img" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t43/1.5/16/1f332.png" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 1px; width: 16px; display: inline-block; pointer-events: none; height: 16px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> out there which would prevent weeds. I spoke to him about it. Of course he sounded like he was interested but I’m not enough of a voice, although I do know Moe a little as my husband works for the ward office part time. Moe said prairie grass is a place for rats to hide. Too me, that is not enough of a reason to spray poison. What say you and how can you help? Please!!! Mary Kay Rosado</span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></blockquote><div class="">Have a good evening,</div><div class="">Amy</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">on behalf of the CCGA communications team</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><font size="1" class="">….</font></div><div class=""><font size="1" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="1" class="">amy olson (she/her)</font></div><div class=""><font size="1" class="">designer + grower</font></div><div class=""><a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" class=""><font size="1" class="">akeo@me.com</font></a></div><div class=""><font size="1" class="">312.925.2148</font></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>