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Council dedicates three downtown lots to Labor Park, formally names Selma Rankin Community Garden

2085379 · January 7, 2025
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City council approved a resolution adding three downtown parcels to Labor Park and officially recognizing the Selma Rankin Community Garden following a unanimous recommendation from the ethics board.

The Monroe City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to dedicate three parcels of downtown property to Labor Park and to formally recognize the Selma Rankin Community Garden by name.

City Manager David Robinson said the city purchased the parcels around 2018 when Second Street was extended into the area and that two of those parcels now house the community garden. "The intention was, is we'd like that was supposed to be part of Labor Park. And that's never been…

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