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Committee proposes $60,000 native planting project for Riverside Park; will require legislative approval
Summary
Committee discussed a $60,000 year-one plan to plant native grasses and wildflowers in four Riverside Park areas, hire the zoo as contractor, use herbicide treatments and plugs, and pursue a follow-on ordinance for approval.
City staff and committee members discussed a proposal to plant native grasses and wildflowers in four areas of Riverside Park, with year-one costs budgeted at $60,000 and the zoo proposed as the contractor to manage planting and maintenance.
Staff described four target areas — the Riverside outflow, Riverside Cannon upper existing area, a middle section and the Riverside Upper East near the airplane displays — where they would mow, treat invasive thistle with herbicide over multiple applications, plug native grasses in the fall and seed in December 2025. Staff said the zoo has done similar projects and would spray…
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