Why did Dan vote no for the motion to allocate $5000. to the garden committee? The simple answer is they requested $3,500. and had $1,962. cash on hand. The fact is the garden committee budget is solely for materials since their labor is voluntary. The extra money means one of two things. 1) They will carry some over to next year like the $1,714. they did previously. 2) They will buy extra materials, and then have to perform the extra work associated with it like digging, planting, and fertilizing. We owe them a great deal of thanks, not extra work. That is unless you plan on volunteering and help them out.
P.S. I would have approved $3,500. as I believe they carefully evaluated their budget needs and the physical labor involved . They can also make a request at any time for more funds should the need arise.
Comment by Board Member Daisy Klein; I agree with you-and should have voted with you. I am so impressed by the work done by the garden club that I got carried away. In the future, I believe there should be a brief discussion before we vote on something so people have a chance to voice their reservations with any issue.
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