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<br />Hundreds sl n etitlon to' save. eenho��us�s ,
<br />South Bend'Superintendent of was a kid all the Bine," Eads said. ers, calling out to them a request`. Council is'scheduled to vote on
<br />Parks' Phil St. Clair, earlier, this "I'd hate to;see it go. There's .no to sign the petition: ' the 2007 budget; Herdman said. ,
<br />;nonth recommended closing the, where• else. in South Bend where ,;A volunteer! at ; the zoo: and ::That evaluation will give green
<br />��eenhouses'and conservatory to ,'you cari go and see palm trees .:•greenhouse; Kerns'said his:cliil- ';:h6umsupporters an'idea;of how.
<br />elp cut the department's budget. and exotic plants," . '" dren and grandchildren also fire' much restoration of the buildings
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<br />Clair said tho cost of heating Common. 'Council. Member. quent the facility..,.` ' will -cost,*; and help them, get an
<br />the greenhouses �vitli natural gas Derek Dieter,:D=1st;.also stopped "There is a' lot"of, wonderful.:', idea of what.kind of fundraising
<br />creased dramatically in the last by ,the • event, . Her said tcouncil 'things in' here r. Kerns ' said:: "It's they need to do; Herdman said. '
<br />ve years. members plan `to'*iM6w green• 'just a beautiful; beautiful' place." . She's not sure..what step would. +
<br />Closing;.the' greenhouses: and ' ,' house anti conservatory expenses In ;addition to circulating petit : "come after the assessment
<br />a Morris and Muessel-Ellison' since 2002: ' tions, people opposing the closing ' . The • proposal ' has . Heidtvan
<br />�onservatories would'save the' city' "I don't want it -to goat aid;" Di-' •.'are on the'agenda to speak at toi concerned about wore. than, just
<br />bout$100,000; Mayor Stephen ' eter said.' day's South Bend parks commis -l" the fate°of the -greenhouses an
<br />j uecke,said. 'Members'• of Friends', of the'•-- sion meeting; Historic Preseiva: `` conserv*iies;*hich'were -do
<br />The facility is compihsed of eight :' Greenhouse and' -the : Historic' .1 tiori,Commission Assistant Ilirec- Hated inthe'1960s:
<br />growing houses;: which. provide, Preservation-'- Commission ''of ''tor'Amy I�erdmansaid. "We're worried about the fu- `
<br />flowers for. the city's parks, the zoo, South bend -and, St.'Joseph Coun :The historic preservation group .tore of philanthropy in the city,"'-
<br />golf courses and fire stations; and '' . ty ran out of. foiins,'as dozens of ::'is , also _ bringing• 'an; expert 'in "shesaid. ;'
<br />two conservatories, according to participants -.,in ; an'unrelated restoration of Lord and Burnham .: Staff ivrite0imie Loo contributed to
<br />the city's parks.Web site.., ;: fundraising walk near the green- greenhouses to South Bend to as- this report:
<br />Stacy: Eads was one O'Uhun- louses:.took•a:breakto! sign. the ;sess the condition. of the build-...;
<br />dreds of people who stopped by,,. , petition. ' ' ; : r `'ings; Herdman' said. -The- exper-
<br />the greenhouses to sign the peti:.tib 'klarold:Kerm- w"otfi es three • will tour.thefacility Sept,2,5,.then. ' Staff.Wdtbr Erin; Miller.
<br />#on Sunday afternoon. +blocks -from the'greenhouses,:at='•'present•,his.opinion'that;after-'r: emiller®s6tlnfo:cam: ,'' 140 ':'i-:���3
<br />,• "I used, to; come''here when•I, 'traded the attention of the walla=; ;nooni just* before the- Common I(574);235;6553
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