[Massplanners] MassPlanners Digest, Vol 19, Issue 21
rmerrell
rmerrell at ashburnham-ma.gov
Wed Nov 30 11:02:57 EST 2022
Re: food pantry operating out of Town-owned building
In the last town I worked for there was a food delivery service for the elderly operating out of a town building.
The town had almost no complaints about the charity for 20 years, but then the building began to be old. It was in the towns agreement that they would maintain the building and the grounds for free and the group was paying rent of $1 a year.
The cost of meals delivered was very low and went to low-income elderly 65+. They paid employees and owners. It began to be expensive to the city when things started breaking every week and they were demanding that it was part of the cities contract to fix the issues.
The roof needed to be replaced, there were several other major repairs and the city's equivalent of DPW started complaining about how expensive it was, and if the city really wanted to renew their contract.
My suggestion was that the charity was essential to the elderly, but the contract should be updated so that the charity pays for their own ground maintenance and small monthly fee that would allow the city to pay for building repairs. Maybe $500 a month. In real world terms, $500 is less than what the city was paying to maintain that building in good condition when an oven goes out or there are needed plumbing repairs needed. For daily, year-round access to a full kitchen that is a deal they can't find anywhere else, it is essentially letting them use the space for free.
The other option is to have a contract where the charity does the building maintenance and they keep their $1 a year rent. The city would run the risk of no repairs being done, but the charity would maintain low operating costs. If things needed to be fixed, they could apply for grants using their staff.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Merrell
978-827-4100
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1. food pantry operating out of Town-owned building (Barbara Carboni)
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:59:50 +0000
From: Barbara Carboni <bcarboni at truro-ma.gov>
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Good morning all,
Does anyone have a food pantry or other food insecurity-related group operating out of a town or city-owned building? If so, what are issues to consider if a town is thinking about this?
Thanks,
Barbara
Barbara Carboni
Truro Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
(508) 214 0928
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:08:18 -0500
From: Sarah Raposa <medfield.planner at gmail.com>
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This spring we created a definition and process for our local food cupboard
to find permanent space anywhere in town in the future. The AG held it
until just recently. They approved with important commentary which may
address some of the things that you'd consider (see attached).
Sarah Raposa, AICP
Town Planner
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 906-3027
sraposa at medfield.net
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:02 AM Barbara Carboni via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
> Good morning all,
>
>
>
> Does anyone have a food pantry or other food insecurity-related group
> operating out of a town or city-owned building? If so, what are issues to
> consider if a town is thinking about this?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Barbara
>
>
>
> Barbara Carboni
>
> Truro Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
>
> (508) 214 0928
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:15:53 -0500
From: CJ Lammers <lammers at csld.edu>
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I don't know of any issues or who to contact, but the Hilltown Food Pantry
in Goshen is located in a Town building.
https://www.hilltowncdc.org/hilltown-food-pantry
CJ
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:01 AM Barbara Carboni via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
> Good morning all,
>
>
>
> Does anyone have a food pantry or other food insecurity-related group
> operating out of a town or city-owned building? If so, what are issues to
> consider if a town is thinking about this?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Barbara
>
>
>
> Barbara Carboni
>
> Truro Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
>
> (508) 214 0928
>
>
> This communication may contain privileged or other confidential
> information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you
> have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy,
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