CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – People who live and work in the Westside Neighborhood are concerned about a spot near Gadsden Creek, as they said the city damaged its ecosystem.
The City of Charleston told News 2 that they were performing routine maintenance on an area of Harmon Field. However, neighbors noticed on Thursday afternoon, the area that had thriving vegetation is now empty after being mowed down.
“Without any public comment or regard to the ecology or people, to just come in and within a couple of hours and destroy a whole community,” Austin Fitzhenry, a Westside resident, said. “This is the only green space that’s in my neighborhood.”…