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Community gardeners tell Farmers Branch board city support has waned; board schedules audits of 29 parks
Summary
Gardeners and board members raised concerns about reduced city maintenance, high water bills, vandalism and lost volunteer overtime; the board assigned volunteers to audit all 29 parks and directed staff to coordinate gardeners' meetings and clarify support and budgets.
Board members and community gardeners told the Farmers Branch Parks & Recreation Board that city support for the community garden has declined and that several practical problems — water bills, vandalism, unsecured spigots and reduced city overtime assistance — have made routine maintenance harder.
"The support from the city has fallen off," a board member said. Gardeners described incidents of nightly hoses…
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