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Speakers and staff press for more support for San Bernardino community gardens; city cites limited resources and grant help
Summary
Public commenters urged funding and maintenance for a Pedley Avenue community garden and asked the council to support more gardens citywide; staff cited limited Parks & Rec resources, volunteer opportunities and pointed to a Bloomberg-funded Love Your Block grant and potential one-time CIP items.
Public comment at the budget workshop included requests for greater city support for community gardens, and Parks and Recreation staff told council that while gardens are a valued community resource they compete with higher-priority park maintenance needs.
Scott Olsen, a lifetime resident of San Bernardino, described a garden plot on Pedley and Sixth Street as “a quiet jewel in the rough” and urged the council to invest in basic infrastructure there. “Do the garden right,…
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