Tree Board urges changes to mowing contract to protect new plantings
Summary
The Tree Board expressed concern about herbicide use and equipment damage to newly planted trees; Councilor Sauro will ask the landscaping contractor to revise the contract and volunteers will weed by hand.
Bernie Denning, a Clermont resident and vice-chair of the Tree Board, told the council that "the use of herbicides by the landscaping/mowing contractor poses a threat to the newly planted trees and other plantings." Denning also raised the risk of mowers and string trimmers being used too close to trunks, which can damage trees and shorten their lives. The Tree Board requested the council amend the upcoming mowing/landscaping contract to prohibit herbicide use near trees and to require care when operating equipment near trunks; volunteers who water the trees will hand-weed beds instead of using herbicides.
Councilor Kim Sauro said she would contact All-Terrain, the contractor, to discuss contract revisions and to address listed taxes on the contract. The council discussed roadside replanting and volunteer projects and confirmed that small promotional purchases for the parade/festival may come from the Promotions budget without a formal vote.
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