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The committee voted 8-0 to nominate Robert Jefferies as chair and agreed that the more weatherproof wooden sun shelter is the better option for the community gardens. Members also reviewed five other FY26 Community Preservation Act applications, but the minutes do not record final funding recommendations.
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The committee selected a new chair after Kathleen Healy stepped down because of work commitments. It preferred a wooden shelter for the community gardens because it would provide more shade and withstand weather, with maintenance covered by the gardens. Members discussed pond management, accessibility improvements, park repairs, and phased preservation work at First Parish Church United; the church described Phase I as costing an estimated $590,000 and Phase II as $450,000.
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