Can small pieces of land bring neighborhoods together? Milwaukee urban garden, community education center proposed
An urban garden and community education center is being proposed for a central city site northwest of downtown Milwaukee.
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Vacant lot, corner of North 15th Street and W. Walnut Street in Milwaukee.
It would be developed on a 9,000-square-foot vacant lot, south of West Walnut Street between North 14th Lane and North 15th Street, by Venus Consulting LLC, according to a new Common Council resolution.
That resolution calls for selling the city-owned lot for $1 to Venus Consulting, which a Department of City Development report describes as a community advocacy, activism and education organization.
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The property would “be developed with garden amenities focusing on herbs, edible flowers, butterfly garden and serenity/meditation spaces,” the report said.
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The urban garden would grow medicinal and edible plants.
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