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Tell ComEd to Protect Community Gardens in Illinois
  1. Signatures
    417 out of 500
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    1. Chairman and CEO of ComEd (+ 2 others)
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      • Chairman and CEO of ComEd (Frank M. Clark)
      • President and COO of ComEd (Anne Pramaggiore)
      • Communications Specialist, ComEd (Jeff Burdick)
  2. Created By
    Sarah Parsons
    Silver Spring, MD
About this Petition Petition Letter

The Community Organic Garden Program in Des Plaines, Illinois serves as the poster child of a successful urban gardening initiative. For 30 years, residents have tilled the tract of land beneath ComEd power transmission lines, growing eggplant, corn, beans, squash, and other seasonal veggies.

But this summer may be the garden's last growing season. Des Plaines is just one of many gardens that will disappear if ComEd, a local utility, goes through with its plan to eliminate community gardens formed under its power transmission lines in northern Illinois.

Community gardens protect the planet, citizens' health and livelihoods, and the local economy, and they must be preserved. Sign our petition asking ComEd to reverse its plan to eliminate community gardens beneath its power transmission lines.

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Preserve Illinois' Community Gardens

Greetings,

It's come to our attention that ComEd will no longer allow the Des Plaines Community Organic Garden Program to operate under its power transmission lines. This vibrant garden, which has been in existence for more than 30 years, is just one of many community gardens threatened by ComEd's decision to eliminate gardens from beneath its power transmission lines.

Community gardens play a vital role in protecting the planet, citizens' health and livelihoods, and the local economy. For these reasons, it's important to preserve northern Illinois' community gardens, many of which exist underneath ComEd's power transmission lines.

Please keep the Des Plaines Community Organic Garden and other urban gardens like it in place. Reverse your decision to eliminate community gardens that currently exist underneath ComEd's power transmission lines.

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