Community gardens could grow in blighted Nevada neighborhoods

By Sandra Chereb Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 24, 2017 - 12:46 pm

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

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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