DDA authorizes up to $10,000 to add street trees this fall using city forester program
Sep 21, 2026
The DDA voted to authorize up to $10,000 to piggyback on the City Forester's fall planting program (City Forester Billy I. N. Panodal), which staff estimated could place roughly 14–18 street trees in several downtown locations; the city will own and maintain the trees.
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Staff proposed using the city forester's existing planting program to install street trees in targeted downtown locations this fall, saying that the forester estimated capacity for up to 18 trees in the chosen blocks. The DDA would contribute up to $10,000 to the city program; the city would own the trees and provide initial watering and maintenance.
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