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Euclid wins $50,000 urban tree grant; city readies RFP to remove about 170 street trees amid inventory of 700+ removals
Summary
The City of Euclid has been awarded a $50,000 Healthy Urban Tree Canopy grant to prune roughly 300 large street trees, Urban Forester Lathwell told the Shade Tree Committee on Aug. 21.
The City of Euclid has been awarded a $50,000 Healthy Urban Tree Canopy grant to prune roughly 300 large street trees, Urban Forester Lathwell said at the Shade Tree Committee meeting on Aug. 21.
The grant “is a three-way agreement between the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, the vendor that is selected, and the city of Euclid,” Urban Forester Lathwell said, adding that work could begin this fall and must be completed by 2026.
Why it matters: the city’s street-tree inventory completed in 2024 shows a large backlog of removals, and the committee discussed both pruning and removals as part of efforts to manage aging and hazardous trees while balancing planting capacity.
Details from staff: Lathwell said the city is finalizing…
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