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people who no longer want a garden plot. The exact distribution procedure should be ready in time for residents to plant late-spring, early-summer gardens.

The lease fee will be $150 a year, with a one-time $15 lease application fee. Leases run May 1 through April 30 .

The fees were calculated to recover gardens’ operating expenses, including maintenance, utilities, water, and anticipated reserve expenses for repair and replacement of water pipes, irrigation devices, planters and roadway paving.

The GRF Board adopted rules governing garden use at its March 25 meeting. Pending a 28 day notification period The board approved the appropriation of $480,865 on Nov. 28 in capital funding to construct a new community garden area at the 1.8-acre site.