About the community garden project-I think we should focus on building the raised beds first and get the soil tested before we decide on crops. Last year we had issues with drainage in the southwest corner, so maybe we can amend that area with sand and compost. The city permit should arrive by next week, and I already reserved the rototiller for Saturday. Let me know if you want to meet at the site on Thursday afternoon to mark the plot outlines. I still need to confirm the water access point with the parks department, but they said they would install a spigot near the shed. Also, the seed order from the local nursery came in under budget, so we can add two more blueberry bushes. I can pick those up Friday morning. We should discuss how many volunteers we need for the first planting day. I think if we have at least eight people we can finish in one session.

I just got the final confirmation from the venue for the charity run route. They approved the 5K loop through the park and the water station locations. We need to assign volunteers for the registration table and the turn-around point. I think we should have at least six people at the start area to handle bibs and timing chips. The police department said they would block the intersections from 7am to 10am, so that should give us enough time. I still need to order the cones and banners, and I was thinking we could get the local bakery to donate bagels. Let me know if you have a contact there. Also, the permit for the sound system is pending, but the parks office said it should be ready by Wednesday. I can pick up the portable speakers on Thursday. We should do a dry run of the course this weekend to confirm the mile markers are placed correctly.