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Cloverdale council backs outreach and survey to plan community garden
Summary
Councilors supported the idea of a community garden, directed staff to run a public survey on potential sites (including Ferber Park), and asked for survey results to be returned at the second meeting of next month.
The Cloverdale City Council instructed staff to distribute a public survey and return results at the council's second meeting next month to advance planning for a community garden.
Council discussion began with a presentation proposing the southeast corner of Ferber Park as a site because it has irrigation, electrical access and nearby restrooms. Supporters said the site could save water compared with existing lawn and would serve nearby apartment and condominium residents who lack yards. Other council members and residents raised concerns about heavy park use, lack of shade, and whether there are better, more walkable sites nearer town.
Council asked staff to conduct outreach, list alternatives and collect volunteer interest. City staff said they could produce a survey quickly and compile initial results in a few weeks; council directed staff to bring survey findings back at the second meeting of next month. Several residents and community groups volunteered to assist and suggested partnerships with local nonprofits, high-school classes, and 4-H.
Council members said an ad hoc committee could be formed later if the survey shows sufficient public interest.
The action is procedural: it directed staff to run outreach and report back; there was no vote to appropriate funds or to select a site at this meeting.
