Over the years each summer people began to look forward to the wildflower garden, which surrounded the Stone & Log House in Lehigh Parkway. In the winter, occasionally someone would joke that the bearded man who lived there should dress like Santa Claus for Lights In The Parkway.
Needless to say, Michael Adams was shocked and upset when he was recently evicted from the house, where he lived for over 10 years. He felt assaulted again when the park department completely tore away the flower gardens that he cultivated for over a decade.
He'll be the first to tell you that for a long time he was a Pawlowski supporter. He was surprised when he first got the eviction order referencing a large amount for unpaid rent. He had a long standing agreement that in exchange for living there, he would at his own expense both upgrade and maintain the property. Unfortunately for Michael, that arrangement was never written out.Much like Pawlowski turning on his former supporter, the changes made to the house's outside by the park department are both startling and stark.
above reprinted from December of 2017
UPDATE DECEMBER OF 2020: Former Mayor Pawlowski is incarcerated in Danbury, Connecticut for corruption. Michael Adams is now cultivating warm weather flora on the Gulf of Mexico.
I helped Mike get that agreement. I visited him regularly. He put in much more work than the lease was worth. He was a benefit to the community.
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