JEFFERSON COUNTY GREEN PARTY
AFFILIATED WITH THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY

LOCAL ISSUES

Thumbs Down:

To the Mt. Vernon Mayor's proposal to close down most of Mt. Vernon's public parks.  A public park is one of the last examples of the people's "commons"--places owned by the citizens and open to all members of the public.  For the health of all, we should be protecting, even expanding, these green spaces, not closing them.