Community gardens seeks funds to pipe rainwater into existing 5,000-gallon tank
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Land Pass Community Gardens asked council to fund piping and trenching to connect pavilion downspouts to a 5,000-gallon rainwater tank, and said three quotes have been collected for the work.
Representatives of the Land Pass Community Gardens requested city assistance to pipe roof runoff from a pavilion into an existing 5,000-gallon rainwater tank to support garden irrigation and conservation.
The presenter said two downspouts would be trenched underground to the tank and that several contractor quotes have already been collected. The plan includes an overflow pipe with a grate that routes excess water to the creek. Organizers said rainwater improves plant growth compared with municipal water and that the garden currently uses a mix of city water and temporary hoses and soaker systems.
The garden representative said the site has 24 plots, an orchard and community-dedicated plots for donation. Volunteers and partnerships — including juvenile probation participants providing service hours — help maintain the site. Parks staff noted the gardens’ request is not explicitly budgeted in this year’s parks budget but that small projects could be funded if parks have remaining funds at year-end.
No formal council vote was recorded on the request; staff and council discussed placing the item on the parks budget or using available carryover funds if appropriate.
