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Purpose of Rainbow Gardens Association (RGA)

The purpose of the Rainbow Gardens is to provide soil and water for those in the community who desire to cultivate and care for a garden. The land is leased by the City of Minot to RGA for the purpose of gardens only. There will be no building structures on the garden plots, but there is a building for the general purpose of storage for the association.

Membership

Membership shall consist of all gardeners who are current, paid-up garden plot renters and who follow the by-laws and garden rules of RGA. RGA conducts an annual enrollment of members, but may admit persons to the membership at any time as garden plots become available for rent. Paid-up members shall have first chance to exchange their garden plot for any available plot or to add a second plot. No gardener shall have more than two garden plots per garden season, unless a plot becomes available and no one on the waiting list wants it. Annual garden plot rental fee shall be set by the Executive Board to provide the necessary revenues needed by RGA for business expenses and purchases for each fiscal year. A refundable deposit fee shall be set by the Executive Board and shall be assessed to each first-year gardeners. The fee will be refunded to the gardener when the gardener has voluntarily terminated membership.

Forfeiture of a Garden and ending Membership

A member will forfeit the membership in RGA when they:

• Do not follow the written rules for keeping clean gardens, watering, October 15 clean-up

• Are caught stealing from another garden

• Do not comply, within a week of a written request by the Executive Board to adhere to rules