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Shade Tree committee asks council to approve Bayne Park arboretum; estimated start‑up costs under $3,500
Summary
Members of the Shade Tree Advisory Committee presented a plan to certify a small arboretum in Bayne Park, asked council for legislation to authorize the designation, and said existing committee funds appear sufficient to pay initial tagging and software costs.
Melissa Sturgis, co‑chair of the Shade Tree Advisory Committee, asked Fairview Park City Council for permission to establish a Level‑1 accredited arboretum in Bayne Park and to authorize related small expenditures.
Sturgis said the certification body (referred to in the presentation as an accrediting organization sometimes called “Arboretum”) requires identification and labeling of about 25 trees for a Level‑1 designation and an annual software subscription to host tree data. “To do the 26 trees, it's about $700. If we label all the ones I have found, we're looking at about $1,200,” Sturgis said, and she noted the PlantSoon software runs about $360 per year.
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