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La Porte City tree-planting program paused after grant funding lost
Summary
City staff told residents a grant meant for tree-planting was rescinded the day before planting began; planning, inventory upgrades and tree-crew work remain but most new plantings are on hold.
La Porte City staff told residents the city’s tree-planting program has been paused after the city lost expected grant funding the day before plantings were to begin.
City staff said the majority of grant money had been spent on planning and upgrades, including a tree asset inventory and GIS improvements, and on running the city’s tree crew. “We lost our funding the day before we were able to, you know, make it on and honestly, it's probably a good thing that we weren't in the middle of the cutting when the contract got canceled because we would have had to find a way to pay for that out of pocket,” a city staff member said.
The staff member told the meeting the city used grant reimbursements to pay for inventory upgrades and crew costs, and that last summer the…
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