To beautify is divine

Published May 3, 2009 4:00am ET



“$500,000 … is transferred to the Department of Parks and Recreation … for the sole and exclusive use of beatification of passive parks within the boundaries of Ward 4.”

— A line from the D.C. Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs draft FY 2010 Budget Report (emphasis added). After all, as the saying goes, cleanliness is next to godliness.