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Fernley schedules April 18 planting day at Desert Memorial Garden Cemetery; city budgets about $3,300
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City staff told the senior committee that a planting day at Fernley Desert Memorial Garden Cemetery is planned for April 18 with volunteer teams, donated planters and a roughly $3,300 budget (about $2,700 for sod paid from the cemetery budget).
April Homi, representing city parks and the mayor’s office, told the Fernley senior committee that a planting day will take place Saturday, April 18, at the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden Cemetery, 1000 Mission Way.
Homi said the event will begin at 8 a.m. with volunteer check-in and safety briefings. Teams will be assigned to spread mulch by the flagpole, lay sod on the east side, plant flowers in four planter boxes donated by Trex and do additional weeding and cleanup if volunteers are available.
She gave a budget estimate: “The budget for this event is a little over 3,000. It’s about 3,300,” with the sod as the largest line item at about $2,700, to be paid from the cemetery’s budget. Homi said about $60 will cover flowers and plants for the boxes and the committee will provide gloves, water and snacks for volunteers.
Homi described site preparation already underway (debris burning and clearing) and noted parks staff have installed a partial road into the cemetery; finishing the road is planned for the next fiscal year pending funding. Volunteers are coming from Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church and JustServe; the committee asked members to commit to shopping dates (April 14 or 15) to purchase plants where needed.
Homi said she will email contact numbers (hers, Randy and Dalton) after the meeting and that parks will provide tools and a trailer for trash and equipment collection.
Next steps: committee members to confirm volunteer counts, participate in shopping for flowers if available and assist with planting-day logistics.
