Greenhouse space available to Maplewood residents for 2016-2017 season

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Applications for rental space in the Rahner Greenhouse will be received in the Maplewood Municipal Building on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m.; doors to the Town Hall Meeting Room will be opened at 4 p.m. The allocation of spaces will be made in the order in which applicants arrive and sign in.

The greenhouse space is available to Maplewood residents only, and only one space is allowed for each household. Application forms will be available upon arrival. The forms must be signed by the applicant, and accompanied by cash or check made out to the “Township of Maplewood” in the amount of $30, the rental fee. If you are unable to personally make the sign-up time, a substitute is acceptable. Be prepared to complete the application and submit the fee during the sign-up hour.

If you cannot make it to the Town Hall sign up, payment and the application can be completed at the Department of Public Works office beginning Monday, Sept. 12, until all of the bench spaces are assigned. After Oct. 3 any unassigned bench spaces will be made available to initial renters until all of the bench spaces are rented.

This year the greenhouse season will run from Saturday, Oct. 8, through Memorial Day, May 29, 2017. There are 160 bench spaces available, each being approximately 9 square feet with the same area underneath and 3 square feet on a shelf above. Regular hours are: Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.; Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.; Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  Maplewood DPW