first of all thank you SO much for taking your time to assist and give
input.being a fledgling group means the work had been tedious in trying to
be fair yet able to provide a good solid basis to promote the community
aspect.
I do have one further inquiry: for those gardens that decide on a first
come-first served basis how did you manage in your first initial year? We
have not yet released applications (these will be out by the end of next
week hopefully) but we have had free learning workshops- which we plan to
continue monthly all season. We have had several inquiries by attendees of
these workshops and emails from outside interested individuals wanting a
plot. Would you consider releasing applications early to these individuals
as some have already invested time in education offered by our group?
I really like the first come-first served with qualifier/ trigger
questions.I am planning on bringing this suggestion to the committee Monday
for our final decision making session.it seems to balance the best of both
interests in fairness and predictors of success.
Additionally may I vent a bit at our recent issue:
on a side note we presented our committee updates to our board of selectmen
Tuesday night, who have not attended a meeting since last September(16
meetings), yet had plenty of knee jerk directives to add.....one issue that
is really jeopardizing our project was water.we want to tap into an existing
cap on the municipal building. This small town building runs off 2 prolific
Wells, the one we want to utilize only supplies 2 bathrooms and *cringe* a
sprinkler system for grass. We are not given any budget and basically 1 year
to accomplish our project. Donations have saved us thus far. I am gathering
supporting evidence of the Wells capacity to present at next Weeks meeting.
If they refuse to decide we are nearly ruined....and may have to organize
and get radical :op
Frustrating to have"overseers of the poor"not blink an eyelash over
expensive times sprinkler systems for grass, yet put the brakes on water for
an onsite garden that will feed many struggling families and cost the town
nothing. Arghhhh!
Amy Beth Lucarelli
Waterboro Conservation Commission
Waterboro Community Garden Committee
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