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Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM<br>Subject: [p2p-research] Legislation for Urban Agriculture in Pittsburgh PA passes<br>To: Peer-To-Peer Research List <<a href="mailto:p2presearch@listcultures.org">p2presearch@listcultures.org</a>><br>
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"It seems the city has passed legislation for having bees,chickens,and<br>
urban gardens-there is a grant fund -I think to help pay for permits<br>
-but I don't know the details-I pasted Janas e mail here with some<br>
info:<br>
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Hello,<br>
The council did pass the version of the ordinance as we saw it in<br>
August of 2010 so chickens and bee are in. It now sits for ten days<br>
from the date of voting, Jan 26, and then becomes law(the mayor could<br>
sign it and speed things up). Also passed was the Urban Agriculture<br>
Education Fund, offered up from Councilman Peduto. It is $30,000 to<br>
help pay the fees associated with getting through the Zoning Office<br>
for the right to have these animals or sell your produce. All I know<br>
so far is what was in the motion. It is below. It looks like our<br>
individual neighborhood organizations are going to have to hold<br>
educational classes and then distribute monies. It's pretty smart, the<br>
neighborhood organization decides if they are going to actively<br>
support urban farming. So once again, this is all I know. I have a<br>
call in to Mr. Peduto's office to learn more. Will let you know.<br>
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Thank you all for your different ways of helping throughout this time,<br>
I appreciate it.<br>
Jana Thompson<br>
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Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of City<br>
Planning, on behalf of the<br>
City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement<br>
or Agreements with<br>
community organization/s to offer grants/assistance to applicants who<br>
take proper training in<br>
urban agriculture in various neighborhoods of the City in an amount<br>
not to exceed<br>
$30,000.00, chargeable to and payable from the following account:<br>
Urban Agriculture Education Fund.<br>
Org. 110000, Fund 6100, BY 2011, Subclass PGHPR, P/G 2267418, Acct. 000000."<br>
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