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Gardeners ask Clayton County to reconsider plan to remove Gerald Matthews Community Garden
Summary
Garden members told commissioners the county told them on Feb. 10 to remove materials by March 1; gardeners, many of them seniors, asked for reconsideration or at least an extension to May or June to harvest crops and remove materials, and said they had invested $200–$400 per plot.
Multiple speakers at the Feb. 17 meeting urged Clayton County officials to reverse or delay a recent decision to remove the Gerald Matthews Community Garden in Hampton.
Chastity Rowe, speaking for the Gerald Matthews Community Garden, said gardeners received notice on Feb. 10 requiring removal of all materials by March 1. Rowe said the timeline is unreasonable because…
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