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Commissioners back study of community garden in Cooper City, ask for blueprint and volunteer plan
Summary
After discussion about volunteer management, easements and food access, the commission gave consensus to advance a community-garden concept and asked the sponsoring commissioner to return with a detailed plan showing location, volunteer structure and logistics.
Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi opened a discussion on a proposed community garden for Cooper City, and the commission agreed on a next step: bring back a detailed blueprint, a volunteer-management plan and a recommended site for consideration.
Why it matters: The proposal aims to provide educational opportunities and supplemental food for residents while creating a community amenity. Commissioners emphasized starting small, avoiding city staff maintenance obligations and coordinating with utility easement holders.
Discussion and direction Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi said she had researched programs in other Broward County municipalities and envisioned a small, raised‑bed garden (she cited a 30-by-110-foot example in Pembroke…
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