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Yard Sale
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Uses and Prohibitions
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Myths/Facts

Myth: The City owns the V&E Greenline.
 
Fact: The V&E Greenline is privately owned by a neighborhood corporation and maintenance is done by the Greenline Committee, a program of VECA CDC

Myth: Any items can be removed or added to the Greenline—example removing flowers and trees.
 
Fact: The Greenline is private property and its use is regulated by a set of standards—these prohibit removing vegetation and altering the V&E Greenline.

Myth: A paid crew is maintaining the V&E Greenline.
 
Fact: Neighborhood volunteers do all maintenance. Nobody is being paid for maintenance.

Myth: The City, or a grant, pays for routine V&E Greenline expenses—such as taxes, insurance, and equipment repair.
 
Fact: Routine expenses are funded by small private donations from Greenline users, neighborhood residents and adjacent owners.

Myth: The only way to volunteer is by attending the meetings of the V&E Greenline Committee.
 
Fact: There are many different ways a volunteer can help. These include:
-maintenance
-serving on committees
-mowing grass now and then
-weed-eating around the entrances
-working on the yard sale

Meeting attendance is not required in order to volunteer.

Myth: Residents and users do not have responsibility to maintain the V&E Greenline.
 
Fact: Resident and user support is crucial. If those people do not support maintenance of the Greenline by donations and/or helping with upkeep, it will disappear as an amenity in the neighborhood.

Myth: All adjacent owners and users donate for the upkeep of the Greenline.
 
Fact: Only a small number of adjacent neighbors and users donate money every year. All adjacent neighbors and users should donate since they benefit from the V&E Greenline

Myth: VECA annual dues automatically go to Greenline expenses if you live along the Greenline.
 
Fact: The V&E Greenline does not receive any money from VECA or from VECA dues.

Myth: Crime has increased along the V&E Greenline since it was created.
 
Fact: Crime has decreased since the Greenline was part of the CSX Railroad. There was more crime after the tracks were taken up and the railroad did not maintain the area. There were more problems when it was an abandoned no-man's land.

Myth: It's acceptable to throw garden trash and other debris over the fence into the Greenline.
 
Fact: Building debris does not belong on the Greenline. Garden trash, grass clippings and dead limbs, although biodegradable, are a fire hazard and also should be placed on the curb.

Myth: It’s acceptable for fence contractors, tree services and public agencies to leave their debris on the Greenline.
 
Fact: Fence contractors, tree services and public agencies are to remove their debris. Contractors generated the debris and they need to remove the debris.

Myth: The Greenline poses a problem for emergency vehicles.

Fact: Emergency vehicles have ready access to the V&E Greenline. V&E Greenline standards and policies give police the power to deal with problems any way they see fit.

Myth: All of the V&E Greenline is to be mowed.

Fact: The entrances to the Greenline and the roadbed are routinely mowed. The remainder of the V&E Greenline is left in a pristine state for birds, wildlife, and plants which create a natural area. After all, the V&E Greenline is a park and urban forest.

Myth: The V&E Greenline increases property values and makes the neighborhood more desirable.
 
Fact: Some myths are true! The V&E Greenline increases property values and makes the neighborhood more desirable.