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A group of self-proclaimed “do-gooders” and “helper-outers,” as well as “the greatest gang of idiots to ever run a lawn tractor” has recently taken root in Detroit. Its purpose is to restore–by way of mowing–some of the city’s public lands, such as parks, that the city itself is no longer able to keep up. As the gang puts it, “Rather than see them abandoned, the Mower Gang swoops in and keeps the weeds from taking over.”
The Mower Gang’s first project (undertaken on August 8th) was an abandoned velodrome–which they cleaned up nicely, restoring it to full use.
If you’re in the Detroit area and interested in helping out, just find out where they’ll be and come with a mower or trimmer of your own. You can find out more about the crew on their website.
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This is awesome. We really need more of this sort of thing.
Thanks to J.dad- I mean J.dot, for the heads up!
Check out more info on the Mower Gang at their website.
2 comments:
Dorais needs a lot more than some mowing to be restored to "full use"... there are entire concrete sections that need to be rebuilt. Sad, really because it's in a pretty large park that has potential.
the Detroit cycling community needs to step up their game and continue with the resurrection of that velodrome. that's the only way it can be restored back to full use. hopefully Mower Gang's effort is the spark that ignites a fire.
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