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Farmers Branch board hears council hesitation on moving community garden; gardeners want to stay
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Board of Farmers Branch discussed whether to move the community garden after limited council feedback indicated no active push to relocate and gardeners expressed a strong preference to stay.
The Parks and Recreation Board of Farmers Branch discussed whether to move the community garden from its current site and whether the city should transfer it to a nonprofit, and members reported mixed feedback from council representatives and gardeners.
Board member Robert (spoke to Councilman Roger Neal) summarized that Neal did not believe the city was actively trying to move the garden and that, after reviewing budget figures, he did not think eliminating the garden’s roughly $30,000 annual line item would materially affect the city’s finances. The board said that response represented only one council member’s view and that they needed input from the other four members who…
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