Dear Friends,

Now that spring is upon us and flowers are beginning to bloom, many of us have begun to turn our minds to outdoor projects. It’s time for a little spring cleaning! Usually, by this time, we would have started hitting you all up to join us for a few Plaza Workdays. So, you may have noticed that that has been absent so far this year.

Our neighbors in the Four Seagate building have begun the process of planning for some much-needed maintenance work in their parking garage. One of the issues they have identified is some water in the garage that may be related to their drainage systems under our Plaza planters. The water-proofing work that was done on the Plaza, itself, seems to be performing as it was designed – what remains are questions about how water is handled after leaving the planters.

While the professionals are assessing the situation and determining the best path forward, we’re holding off on planning any workdays on the Plaza at this time. We need to make sure our neighbors and project partners have all the space they need to figure out what’s going on down below.

The good news is that this year, the work was already planned to be much less intensive than previous years. And, as the summer progresses, we may be able to plan a work day or two to make sure everything is well loved and cared for. So, stay tuned!

For now, join me in thanking Bruce and Meribah and all the members of this community who have done so much incredible work making that space as beautiful, natural, and functional as it is. We are blessed! And we’ll get back to work as soon as we can.

Blessings,
Jon+