Is this intentional or has it been destroyed?
No.
The garden committee is aware. No decision yet that I’m aware of.
From an email yesterday (Saturday, Sept 18):
"We need to clear everything out, collect tomatoes and peppers and either repair the plastic or take it off. "
Thanks for the picture. It looks like the solarization did an amazing job killing the undesired grass and weeds. Or, at least suppressing growth above the surface.