Pollinator Grant denied, but park will go on!
The idea of building a 5,000 sq. ft pollinator garden with a large community garden surrounding it took a major blow on Wednesday. The first phase of the park would have been 1,250 sq. ft. The second phase would have funded the rest of the park. Phase 1 would have started construction in early 2017.
The park was up against many different projects from around the world, and many dealt with projects that could help save lives or create jobs. While the pollinator project will create jobs, the organization felt that while the project was worthy, other projects outweighed ours. The encouraged us to apply again in the future.
The project is not dead, and still very much alive. The project was going to continue regardless of the grant outcome. While the size and plans of the park have changed, the overall project will still move forward. The idea is to have the project start in early 2017, and still contain many of the same elements of the other park design. The size of the park is almost 4 times smaller than phase 1, but will still be very interesting. While it will not have a community garden, it will be a focal point in the focus city. The funding of this park is complete, which means that it can move forward as planned.
The park will still have a water feature, hive, compost bin, and a shed. The greenhouse part maybe omitted from the plans. The park will fit into a new title of community pollinator garden. This will allow for a future plan to build the original park that we submitted for funding. This smaller park gives us something to talk about and show to the committee for them to make a better and well informed decision.
The much larger park is still set to be completed before 2020. The much smaller park will still need a park department. This organized department can also help the organization with their decision to choose La Gonave.
Stay tuned! Go Gonave!
The park was up against many different projects from around the world, and many dealt with projects that could help save lives or create jobs. While the pollinator project will create jobs, the organization felt that while the project was worthy, other projects outweighed ours. The encouraged us to apply again in the future.
The project is not dead, and still very much alive. The project was going to continue regardless of the grant outcome. While the size and plans of the park have changed, the overall project will still move forward. The idea is to have the project start in early 2017, and still contain many of the same elements of the other park design. The size of the park is almost 4 times smaller than phase 1, but will still be very interesting. While it will not have a community garden, it will be a focal point in the focus city. The funding of this park is complete, which means that it can move forward as planned.
The park will still have a water feature, hive, compost bin, and a shed. The greenhouse part maybe omitted from the plans. The park will fit into a new title of community pollinator garden. This will allow for a future plan to build the original park that we submitted for funding. This smaller park gives us something to talk about and show to the committee for them to make a better and well informed decision.
The much larger park is still set to be completed before 2020. The much smaller park will still need a park department. This organized department can also help the organization with their decision to choose La Gonave.
Stay tuned! Go Gonave!
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