To grow a garden, it takes many hands and plenty of hard work.
This past semester, a group of Auburn University Masters of Community Planning students have been developing a proposal for resiliency and sustainability in Camp Hill. Kathleen Kirkpatrick, who linked the master’s program with the local nonprofit ACROSS, said she views this proposal as seeds for Camp Hill’s future.
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