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Euclid forestry staff seeks grant support, updates park and trail projects
Summary
City staff told the Shade Tree Commission on May 15 that the Urban Forestry Division is preparing a Healthy Urban Tree Canopy grant due June 6, will seek letters of support and provided status updates on multiple park and trail projects, including an RFQ award to the GPD Group for the East 200 and 15th Street Trail and Heritage Park.
The Urban Forestry Division told the Euclid Shade Tree Commission on May 15 that it is preparing a Healthy Urban Tree Canopy grant with a submission date of June 6 and will be requesting letters of support from commissioners.
The update matters because the grant and the city projects affect tree planting, trail improvements and design choices across multiple Euclid parks and waterfront areas, and the division said it will seek formal council action for related resolutions.
Urban Forestry staff summarized ongoing projects: Hero Park construction is underway with lighting and landscaping work and recent coordinated tree plantings; the Upland Sims Park expansion is under construction and will continue into early summer; Russell Avenue Park construction is expected to restart in late May; the Sims Park reimagining process is nearly complete with a final plan expected in late spring or early summer. The lakeshore pedestrian improvements are substantially complete but pavement markings were deferred until warmer temperatures. The city released a request for qualifications on March 10 for engineering and landscape architecture services for the East 200 and 15th Street Trail and for Heritage Park; responses were received April 14 and an internal city committee including urban forestry selected the GPD Group for the work.
On the East 200 and 15th Street Trail, staff described plans to grade and widen the path to 10 feet, pave it, add trail lighting, landscaping and amenities such as a bike “fix-it” station; Heritage Park improvements were described as tree planting, landscaping, seating, a pavilion and a walking path, based on community engagement that informed a council-adopted concept plan. Urban Forestry staff said letters of support will be solicited from commissioners soon, and Jody (commissioner) said she will email commissioners about a resolution that will be presented to city council in the coming week.
The division asked commissioners to note project timelines and to expect outreach requests related to the grant and the RFQ award. No formal vote was taken on these project updates during the May 15 meeting.
