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The Board of Directors submitted a proposal for Gardeners from 2020 were given priority for 2019 Community Preservation Act(CPA)funding of a assignment of their same garden plot in 2021 if Community Garden Reconstruction Plan to the Town requisite forms and$20 annual plot fee payment were of Mashpee's Community Preservation Committee in sent to the Town by March 1st. All 20 gardeners the fall of 2018.The project was approved for inclusion renewed their applications,which made it increasingly in the May 2019 Town Warrant that was considered and clear to the MCGAC Board that there was an obvious passed at the May 2019 Town Meeting. Construction need to explore options for 2022 garden expansion. By began in early spring 2020,and included 20 new,8 foot the end of the 2021 calendar year there were 25 by 12 foot garden beds (50% bigger than the original applicants on the Wait List, chronologically garden beds)constructed of 2 inch by 12 inch lumber, accumulated during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. with 5 foot tall garden fencing. Plans were in place for future fruit and herb gardens and a native plant display. After conferring with the Mashpee Historic District Commission, the MCGAC Board submitted ACTIVITIES another Community Preservation Act funding proposal Board of Directors meetings are open to the to the Mashpee Community Preservation Committee public and are held the third Wednesday of every month (CPC)in October 2021. In early January 2022 the CPC at Town Hall. unanimously approved the proposal for garden expansion to provide 14 additional garden beds The first full season of gardening commenced in measuring 4' x 8'. They forwarded the proposed May 2020. The community garden was fully occupied Warrant article to the Select Board for their approval immediately and there was a seasonal waiting list. and inclusion in the Town Warrant for May 2022 Town Meeting. Garden plot applications are available on the Respectively submitted, Mashpee Community Garden Advisory Committee (MCGAC)web site and are posted by mid-January for Virginia Scharfenberg, Chair Mashpee residents to download. Sheryl Carberry John Carter https://www.mashpeema.gov/mashpee- Mohamad Fand community-garden-advisory-committee Frank Gallello Lynn Harris Families and friends may share a plot if they so _ wish;however,family members may apply for one plot only. 96