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Council accepts community group's offer to steward Virginia Avenue Community Garden
Summary
After a volunteer cleanup and presentations from local groups, Punta Gorda staff recommended turning over operation of the Virginia Avenue Community Garden to a local nonprofit; council moved to accept the transfer and to issue keys to the group's representative.
Punta Gorda City Council on Wednesday accepted a community offer to assume day-to-day stewardship of the Virginia Avenue Community Garden, following a volunteer-led cleanup and staff recommendation.
Urban-design staff described a recent cleanup that involved local volunteers, Team Punta Gorda, Remote Construction and other community groups and said the garden had fallen into disrepair after hurricane damage and volunteer turnover. Staff said Roderick's Nature Resort, a nonprofit that organized youth and community…
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