A Philadelphia businessman took $20,000 from his own pocket to transform
a trash-filled city-owned lot overgrown with weeds into a beautiful
outdoor mini-park. Long-frustrated neighbors sang his praises for his
deed -- but the city calls him a trespasser and is threatening to take
him to court, the Philadelphia Daily News reported.
Ori Feibush (pictured - see link), a real estate developer, had tried to
buy the neglected 1,600-square-foot lot for years, but the city wouldn't
let him. According to ABC News,
Feibush was preparing last month to open his own coffee shop adjacent
to the rundown lot -- with its cracked and broken sidewalks -- and
that's when he decided to take matters into his own hands.
"I didn't wake up one morning and spend tens of thousands of dollars to
remove blight that was a danger to residents and customers," he told ABC
News.
Feibush did go to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to reveal his plans
for the space before initiating the $20,000 venture. He said that the
agency told him that it would take care of cleaning the lot and that he
did not have permission to enter it.
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