Regarding the article “Greensburg officials questioned over sale of parklet” (Oct. 2, TribLIVE): The City of Greensburg sold the parklet for $1,200. That’s not a typo. I didn’t forget to add a zero. The city sold the parklet to City Cribs, an LLC partially owned by Suzanne and Mike Ward (Sen. Kim Ward’s daughter-in-law and son). The city sold the parklet with no restrictive covenants in the deed keeping the parklet as a public green space (City Cribs bought the building next door, too).
Instead of selling it for $1,200, the city could have leased the naming rights to a local business, exposed it to public bid or accepted donations for maintenance through a rededication.
Because the city sold the parklet as it did, there are questions as to why: Does the city need $1,200 so badly that it had to sell a low- maintenance parklet quickly without exploring options because it’s in such financial ruin? Is council uniquely inept?
Don’t discount the possibility that it is a combination of both.
Marco Sylvania
Greensburg