The lot on the corner of 4th Avenue and Sackett Street has sat unused for a very long time, but now there’s an indication that the city is finally going to make good on a promise to hand it over to the community. The Department of Environmental Protection has commandeered the space for more than a decade because of ongoing work on an underground water shaft tunnel but promised to give it to the community once work wraps. Back in 2007 the Park Slope Civil Council wondered, “Will We Ever See Green Atop Shaft 22B?” At that time, there was still years of construction to go. But according to the minutes of last month’s Community Board 6 meeting, the DEP announced that a landscape art/community garden will be constructed on the property. It’s unclear what the actual timetable is for the garden’s construction since there hasn’t been a feasibility study for the project, and community input still needs to be solicited. We’re also not certain whether the water shaft project has actually been completed: While construction of the garden was supposed to start back in the fall of 2009, in 2010 the city announced that the water shaft work wouldn’t be finished until 2013. The community board asked that the DEP return to the board to help clarify concerns and questions about the construction. Here’s hoping this project actually becomes a reality sometime in our lifetimes. GMAP