Kim Rodriguez takes petitions around the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Kim Rodriguez gets a petition signature from Leslie Guajardo in the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

BP looms beyond the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Kim Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering petition signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Kim Rodriguez knocks on a window as she takes petitions around the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Kim Rodriguez (right) talks to a neighbor as she takes petitions around the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Kim Rodriguez (right) gets a petition signature from Nancy Fink as she goes around the Marktown section of East Chicago, Ind. Thursday January 31, 2013. Rodriguez, a lifelong resident of Marktown, is gathering signatures of neighbors opposed to BP's intent to buy the neighborhood for green space and parking. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media