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Middleton adopts 2026 community garden manual and new fee structure
Summary
The Middleton Parks & Rec commission approved a 2026 community garden gardener manual and set plot fees at $65 for residents, $80 for nonresidents and a $30 reduced fee for qualifying households; staff said the manual clarifies operations after the city assumed program management.
The Middleton Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission on Jan. 12 approved a 2026 gardener manual for the city-run community garden and adopted a simplified fee schedule for the coming season.
Parks staff presented the manual and told the commission the City of Middleton “transitioned the community garden under management of the City of Middleton Parks and Rec Department,” bringing the previously volunteer-run program into formal city oversight. The manual documents the garden’s mission, plot map, volunteer-hour expectations and rules designed to…
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