Detroit’s Newest Gang: A ‘Mower Gang’ That Restores Closed Parks

[kpete]

Detroit’s Newest Gang: A ‘Mower Gang’ That Restores Closed Parks


A photo of the Detroit Mower Gang, a volunteer group in Detroit, Michigan who gets together to mow abandoned playgrounds in the city. (Photo/Detroit Mower Gang via Facebook)

A group of local citizens have decided to do something about the blighted city’s dozens of overgrown, unused parks.



Though Michigan resident Tom Nardone was busy working and taking care of his three small children, he said he decided to give back to the community and mow a few of the parks himself once he realized that’s all that needed to be done to keep the parks open.

...................................

Nardone said he’s not the type to ask permission first, and showed up at the first park to mow the lawn without asking the city’s permission. “We’re more badass,” he said, “we don’t take any shit.”

From that first mow, Nardone’s work to give kids in Detroit their playgrounds back caught on, and he formed the Mower Gang — a group of “do-gooders” that works to restore parkland in the city.

Every Wednesday night, a group of about 25 to 30 Mower Gang members meet up and mow two to three parks in the city. Nardone, the group’s leader, said that the group has about 20 regular members who show up, nine or ten of whom have tractors.

More:
http://www.mintpressnews.com/detroits-newest-gang-a-mower-gang-that-restores-closed-parks/169405/