They say they like the idea of a garden for community members — just not at their Wabash Park.
A Community Garden for residents of Rochester Hills could open by Memorial Day, though residents of a neighborhood next to the garden say they are going to continue to voice their opposition. Rochester Hills City Council approved this week an agreement between the city and Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve, which will manage the garden. They had previously approved $30,000 in construction costs for the garden. The 90-foot-by-100-foot garden will be built inside Wabash Park, located west of Rochester Road between Auburn and Hamlin roads. It will feature 72 raised garden beds surrounded by a deer-proof wire fence. City residents will be able to lease plots for $30 a year ($35 for non-residents). Residents have voiced interest in a community …
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Also on city council's agenda: the purchase of playground equipment for Borden Park and a resolution honoring middle schooler Owen Groesser.
Rochester Hills City Council will consider a request to enter into a service agreement with Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve to create a Community Garden at Wabash Park. "Community gardens are places where neighbors can gather to cultivate plants, vegetables and fruits," stated Mayor Bryan Barnett in a memo to councilmembers about the garden plan, which he introduced last month. "Such gardens can improve nutrition, physical activity, community engagement, safety and economic vitality for a neighborhood and its residents." The city of Rochester built a community garden two years ago; read about that garden here. The Rochester Hills Community Garden would have 108 4-foot-by-4-foot raised beds. It would be surrounded by a fence to keep deer …
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Mayor Bryan Barnett will ask City Council for $30,000 to build 108-bed garden in city's Wabash Park.
Rochester Hills residents will have an opportunity to grow fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers in a community environment if a plan developed by city leaders is set in motion Monday night. Mayor Bryan Barnett will outline his vision for the city's first Community Garden and ask Rochester Hills City Council for $30,000 to build the garden during a 7 p.m. City Council meeting. Under Barnett's plan, the garden will be built at Wabash Park, located west of Rochester Road between Auburn and Hamlin roads. "Community gardens are places where neighbors can gather to cultivate plants, vegetables and fruits," stated Barnett in a memo to councilmembers in advance of the Monday night meeting. "Such gardens can improve nutrition, physical activity, …
Scot Beaton
5:09 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013
The south end of town is getting the shaft again please post a comment at... http://rochester.patch.com/articles/apartment-condo-developments-on-rochester-hills-agenda Many thanks ~Scot more ›