Community gardens could grow in blighted Nevada neighborhoods

Volunteers, including Charlie Blake, left, James Johnson, second left, and Harry Dodd, right, work at Zion Choice Neighborhood Community Garden on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in North Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

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By Sandra Chereb Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 24, 2017 - 12:46 pm

CARSON CITY — Community gardens could sprout in blighted urban areas under a bill introduced Friday in the Nevada Senate.

Senate Bill 429 authorizes local governments to enact ordinances setting terms and conditions for using vacant or blighted land owned by a city or country for the purpose of community gardening.

The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Government Affairs.

Contact Sandra Chereb at schereb@reviewjournal.com or 775-461-3821. Follow @SandraChereb on Twitter.

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