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Council OKs variance to direct Ford’s tree-fee funds to Great Americans Project, tree board warns funds fall short
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution allowing Ford Motor Company to divert part of a fee-in-lieu payment toward a public sculpture and tree-planting initiative; tree board members said the remaining $100,000 will not fully fund the planned 250-tree planting and urged council to identify additional funding.
The Liberty City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution that allows Ford Motor Company to direct a portion of a previously required fee-in-lieu for replacement trees toward the Great Americans Project and toward planting 250 trees for the city’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The change was presented during a public hearing on an amended general development plan and a variance related to a Ford stamping plant development. Planning staff said the application does not change building use or access, and that the planning commission…
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