2025–26 · City-wide
Yard waste collection for community gardens
Resident asks the City to collect yard waste from community gardens to keep them clean and keep membership dues low and gardening accessible.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Please collect yard waste from the community gardens. It would help keep them clean and affordable
Who it helps and why
More accessible to garden with low dues to join
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 22, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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