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Bonney Lake Council debates management, insurance for community garden; ordinance expected
Summary
Council and city staff discussed options for the community garden after staff found the prior lease had lapsed; options include a management agreement with a nonprofit (requiring a $2,000,000 insurance policy), a lease to a food‑bank partner, or the city renting individual plots at current fees ($25/$50).
Bonney Lake City Council members and staff spent substantial time Jan. 20 discussing how the city should manage the community garden after staff review found no valid management agreement.
City staff told the council that the prior lease with the predecessor to GoodRoots Northwest expired around 2015–2016 and that the garden’s volunteer board never had a formal agreement or insurance in place. “There was no agreement. There was no insurance. There was no access agreement,” a staff presenter said, explaining why the city took the site back into public services oversight.
Staff outlined three paths: recruit a nonprofit to lease or manage the site…
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