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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to pilot vacant-lot greening in Chester, aims to stabilize 100,000 sq ft
Summary
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society unveiled a LandCare pilot to clear and green roughly 100,000 square feet of CETA‑owned vacant lots in Chester beginning in March, with twice‑monthly maintenance through summer 2027 and a focus on hiring local contractors. Studies cited by PHS claim reductions in depression and gun violence near treated sites.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) told Chester City Council it will launch a vacant‑lot cleaning and greening pilot in Chester, stabilizing about 100,000 square feet of CETA‑owned parcels beginning in March.
"This is the first time in PHS's history that our LandCare program is expanding outside of Philadelphia city limits," Melissa Stutzback, director of LandCare, said in the presentation to council. She described an interim treatment of clearing overgrowth, adding topsoil and grass, installing post‑and‑rail fencing and sometimes planting trees to create low‑maintenance green spaces.
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