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City pause on pocket prairie program leaves Green Space Commission ready to help with outreach
Summary
Commissioners said the city’s pocket prairie/turf-to-prairie pilot is paused while staff regroup after public pushback; commissioners offered to assist with neighbor outreach and education if asked.
Commissioners said the city’s pocket prairie pilot and related turf-conversion work are on pause while city staff — including the city manager and park officials — regroup to clarify next steps and public communications.
Members told the meeting they had received neighborhood concern and media attention about the program’s rollout. Commissioners said the rollout had been “botched” from a…
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