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Council approves 10-year lease with Southside Community Land Trust for Manton Avenue garden
Summary
The council approved a substituted 10-year lease with the Southside Community Land Trust to continue community garden operations on Manton Avenue and praised the land trust's community work.
The Providence City Council on Jan. 17 approved a substituted lease between the city and the Southside Community Land Trust that will allow the land trust to continue operating a community garden on Manton Avenue for the next 10 years.
Councilor Sanchez described the land trust's work across the city, including farming and education programs, and thanked staff for preparing the lease. Councilman Gonzales acknowledged the property committee and staff who reviewed the proposal. The motion to waive the reading, substitute the lease and pass as amended was moved and seconded; the clerk recorded that the motion passed on a voice vote.
The council did not enumerate the lease's full terms on the floor; the meeting record references a substitution that had been placed on members' desks. Council members said the agreement will allow continued community gardening and educational programming at the site.
