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North Bay Village task force plans Earth Month events, cleanup series and compost vendor outreach
Summary
The task force discussed a quarterly village cleanup program, Earth Month events (dark-sky yoga, PoopFreeNVV) and outreach to compost vendors Fertile Earth and Compost for Life; the mayor offered budget support and staff agreed to calendar and marketing tasks.
Task force members discussed using Earth Month to promote cleanup events, native-plant showcases and composting demonstrations.
The mayor told the task force the village budget will support a quarterly cleanup program: "My budget will pay for this," she said, offering staff support for promotion and logistics. Members considered three models: city-run cleanups coordinated by staff, nonprofit-led events (volunteercleanup.org), or a hybrid with volunteer leaders handling organization and staff handling promotion and logistics.
Commissioners and residents proposed an Earth Day fair-style event with compost vendors, native-plant showcases, tree giveaways (pending county donations), and school outreach. Commissioner remarks cited recent site visits to Fertile Earth and Compost for Life and a plan to invite those vendors to table at the PoopFreeNVV event on April 26; staff agreed to coordinate with communications and calendar posting.
Members asked staff to lock dates quickly for marketing. No formal funding allocations were made beyond the mayor's statement of support; task force members will follow up with staff about dates, vendor invitations and a proposed event calendar.
