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Over the years it had varying success attracting The first full season of gardening commenced gardeners and experienced some maintenance in May 2020. Members attend to their own plots and and other management issues. The Mashpee contribute volunteer hours maintaining the community Environmental Commission (MEC) took up the cause garden space and the adjacent native plant garden. in 2018 and met with Town officials to discuss how the community garden might best be revitalized and Garden plot applications are available on the Mashpee Community Garden Advisory Committee assured success. After discussion of several ideas,the (MCGAC) web site and are posted by mid-January for Town Manager suggested to MEC representatives that Mashpee residents to download. a Mashpee Community Garden Advisory Committee (MCGAC) be established by the Board of Selectmen https://www.mashl2eema.gov/mashpee- (BOS), followed by the appointment of seven (7) communit,�garden-advisory-committee Board members to be selected from an applicant pool of Mashpee residents. The MCGAC (Policy 078) was Families and friends may share a plot if they so approved by the Board of Selectmen on May 21,2018. wish;however,family members may apply for one plot only. The Board of Directors submitted a proposal for 2019 Community Preservation Act(CPA)funding of a The community garden has been fully occupied Community Garden Reconstruction Plan to the Town each year,with a seasonal wait list. of Mashpee's Community Preservation Committee in Gardeners of 2021 were given priority for the fall of 2018. The project was included in the May assignment of their same garden plot in 2022 if requisite 2019 Town Warrant and was passed at the May 2019 forms and$20 annual plot fee payment were sent to the Town Meeting. Twenty (20) 8 foot by 12 foot garden Town by March 1 st. There was a long Wait List for the beds were constructed in 2020 with 5 foot tall garden 2022 season that fortunately was well accommodated fencing. Plans were in place for future fruit and herb during the summer. gardens and a native plant display. With additional CPA funding fourteen (14)new 4 Respectfully submitted, foot by 8 foot garden beds were added in 2022,bringing the total to 34. The garden was fully occupied for the Virginia Scharfenberg,Chair 2022 growing season. Sheryl Carberry John Carter ACTIVITIES Mohamad Fand � Board of Directors meetings are open to the public Frank Gallello and are held the third Wednesday of every month at Lynn Harris y Town Hall. Kirsten Nordstrom h � I�1 ji 1�n o , r err � +.w f �y✓i✓d�,�e r 9d r /6 108