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Committee OKs 10-year lease of six city lots to Southside Community Land Trust for community gardens
Summary
The Providence committee voted to enter a lease with Southside Community Land Trust for six city-owned lots, preserving and expanding a community garden that currently serves about 10 households and has about 20 households on a wait list.
The Providence City Council Committee on City Properties voted on Jan. 8, 2025, to authorize a lease with Southside Community Land Trust for an initial period not to exceed 10 years covering six city-owned lots used for community gardening on North Street.
Andrew Cook, who identified himself as representing Southside Community Land Trust, told the committee the Southside garden is “a thriving community garden” with "about 10 households using it" and "about 20 people waiting or households waiting" for plots. Cook described city-supported services to the site: yearly compost deliveries,…
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