From the Sierra Club to the Times-Picayune, 08/12/2001
Dear Editor,
The New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club is deeply disturbed by the Audubon Institute's plans to remodel Audubon Park's public golf course. It looks like a public land grab without public involvement.
Members of the Sierra Club who are concerned about Audubon Park and its green space have been asking the Audubon Institute for information on the operation of Audubon Park and plans for a “new golf course” for over a year, to no avail. We were shocked and surprised when we read the information in Angus Lind's column and then saw the fences going up around the Meditation Walk area. The idea that a “number of trees” will be cut down for a parking lot is an affront to the ideal of Audubon Park as an urban refuge.
The lack of REAL public involvement is outrageous. The Sierra Club is calling on the Audubon Institute to STOP all construction and provide for meaningful public involvement in deciding the future of the park.
We ask all people concerned about Audubon Park to call their City Councilpersons and let them know their views on the future of Audubon Park.
Yours truly,
Darryl Malek-Wiley Chair New Orleans Group Sierra Club
