Shrewsbury Celebrates a Garden
The council and garden committee held a ribbon cutting and sign unveiling ceremony over the weekend.
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In the eyes of Shrewsbury Mayor Donald Burden, community gardens about much more than just produce.
Community gardens, he told a crowd gathered to see Shrewsbury's community garden officially introduced with a ribbon cutting, engender positive relationships, create new experiences and develop stronger feelings of community. Gardening is a form of exercise and therapy and can also promote food education and healthy living.
Most of all, he said, community gardens bring people together.
On Saturday, officials signaled the official opening of the garden by cutting a ribbon and unveiling two signs that help identify the garden and those responsible for bringing it together.
Councilman Tom Menapace said the idea of a community garden first came before council during a July, 2011 meeting. Just a good idea to start, work soon began in making the garden a reality. Public interest was gauged with meetings, a garden committee was formed, a plan was outlined, and by March of this year Shrewsbury council granted conditional approval - and promised open space funding - for a garden to be established on borough-owned land.
Though planting didn't start until late July, the garden thrived from the outset and continues to through the late summer season. In its first year the garden has attracted 40 gardeners and the goal is to increase that number to more than 50 by next spring.
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Barney
8:42 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
Mayor Burden should clean up the rest of Shrewsbury like the mismanaged weed infested Patterson Ave park before he engages in his little spending sprees and garden tending.
Fred M
9:24 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
Go to Council meeting and let them know your feelings
JosephGhabourLaw
11:47 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
By all means, attend public meetings, and let your opinion be heard. Our civic society needs more participants.
However, in this instance the issue is all about green -- cash. Community gardens increase property values.
http://www.communitygarden.org/docs/learn/articles/multiple_benefits.pdf
GiffJet
7:49 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
No need for every day standard city chores to be heard by going to meetings Sir. Shrewsbury need to address the simple little things the residents expect like FIXING POTHOLES and not raising taxes in a bad economy!
Fred M
6:01 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Barney, sounds like you will search the earth to find something wrong. Going forward with something positive just isn't in your mindset..By the way Barney, have you ever thought of Volunteering and Adopting a Park? Please offer something
Barney
7:30 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Hey Fred, it sounds to me like you work for the city of Shrewsbury and your wife is most likely the bread winner.
Quit moaning and be thankful you are employed by the taxpayer.
Fred M
4:34 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Go to a COUNCIL meeting and complain...Your true intelligence came out when you question me about My job status and wife's..I don't work for any public or gov employer....Because I suggest you go to a Council meeting or volunteer, how does that indicate to you that I am Boro employee and my wife I breadwinner...Stupid comment...You are stating that only Boro employees or non bread winners can have an opinion that you don't agree with? LoL
Barney
9:15 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
@Fred.
Potholes all over my street. Drive down Alameda Court sometime and let me know if you think it is acceptable. It is ghetto-like.
I pay almost $7000 in taxes for a two small bedroom house. Why would I want to volunteer for anything? The bills for my cat have been $7000 this year and I expect another $6000 next year.
Go pick on someone else!!!.
Marjorie Smith
10:10 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Geez, what a bunch of party poopers. This garden is an asset to Shrewsbury and its citizens. Talk about glass half full mentality...ugh.
Fred M
4:38 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I agree Marjorie..Something nice results in an unhappy person an opportunity to find something wrong..Usually this type of person is a unhappy peron
Barney
4:43 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Fred,
This is your 3rd post regarding Barney. Stop moping around with your head down and lighten up home boy. Talk about unhappy people. You sound like a city worker, that's why I assumed your wife makes better money than you. Does she? Or am I wrong?
Fred M
4:44 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Giffjet, even standard chores have a budget in place...Only way to get everything fixed is to spend more money , hire more employees...People need to go to meetings and ask questions..By not going to any meetings, gov feels everyone is happy...Maybe you will be surprised on why certain things don't get fixed in timely matter...And trust me on this...People that show up to meetings do put pressure on th Mayor and Council...
Fred M
5:31 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Barney, nice to see you talk about Barney as a third person...You just answered a lot of questions...Let me know when I am allowed to post..I guess I need your permission.. I pay almost 19,000 in taxes..Wife doesn't work...Happy now...
Fred M
6:03 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Barney, this will be my last response to you...I simply suggested you go to Council meeting and voice your concerns,,,I never got personel with you...You responded by bringing me and my wife's income in reference to breadwinner statement simply because you were not able to get in a conversation without suggesting to me that I was a Boro employee and my wife makes more money..I take it that you think Boro employees are under you? You chose not to stick with the topic...Somehow you feel that it's best to go personal to gain some type of intelligent gain in your favor...You believe that throwing darts is a victory...I guess you got offended because you don't agree with a suggestion to go to council meeting and maybe point out to Mayor and Council where the problems are...I know Volunteering is beneath you and I am sure you look down on those people also...You probably never lift a finger to help anyone..Usually, people that volunteer have a special ability to to take it upon themselves to find out where the problems are...I would bet that you are one of those people that are entitled to everything simply because you at a taker..
Barney
7:26 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hey Fred,
Do me a favor and get back to your booz in your garage so the kids don't see you swigging at 3pm while collecting unemployment checks.
Your $19,000 of so called taxes makes you more of a delusional donkey than I thought.
Why don't you go to the council meetings and ask them where your $19k is going to?? You are about as bright as a Norwegian sewer rat.
Liberals are mooches that and rarely pay taxes. Stop the nonsense.
And don't repsond to my post twice. If you were one of my kids I would twist your ear until you said "Uncle".
Fred M
10:40 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I have seen in your other post the same pattern...You try to belittle people by name calling..You seem to come to a conclusion that all people are trailer trash that don't agree with you..Did you get Bullied growing up? You must be a wealthy man...You know all the answers...Now go back to your 7-11 job ...I can't imagine you as a dad...Apples don't fall far from the tree...Kids don't have a chance when their dad trashes people etc
Barney
7:55 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Hey Fred,
You said, "Barney, this will be my last response to you."
You lied.
Now get lost because you are full of garbage.
You are obviously workling for the city. Nobody in their right mind pays extra high taxes yet goes on a limb to protect the city like a bulldog.
LOL!
Fred M
4:43 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Hey Barney, I bet you have a new job every year..You must cry about everything and everybody you work with...Guy with all the answers never last long on any job...I laugh at all your name calling on other post...Wow, now go away loser and go find your list of complaints so you can continue throwing insults behind the scene..Oh by the way, did you see that in Monroe twp the people won against the town and taxes are going down...You may ask How did that happen...Simple, Gov Chisti got bombarded by those residents to look into the way Monroe twp fiqures out the residents taxes...The residents won because PEOPLE COMPLAINED and they were HEARD...Thank God they didn't just sit home and do nothing...Now get lost Little Man
Barney
6:53 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Hey Fred M,
You can't get enough of me, can you? Why don't you light some candles and roll around your trailer with your ugly wife. She needs to complain a little more.
Ta ta,
Barney
Fred M
8:27 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Barney, tell your wife that the dentist can do something for your wifes missing teeth..They can actually make teeth now...I bet you have a new job this week? Your kids meet their Dad yet? Thank god it's fall now..Wife is covering up her armpits?Your (mail order) wife needs to start shaving those hairy armpits ..Like a Damm Spider Web...Damm
Barney
8:47 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Fred,
Are you kidding me? This is not even funny. Who thinks jokes about missing teeth or hairy armpits would be funny? Were you one of thise kids in school that had a tough time making people laugh?
Geeez.
Can you do any better?
Regards,
Capatain Barney