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Madison Redevelopment Commission accepts DNR grant to plant 50 native trees
Summary
The Madison City Redevelopment Commission voted to accept a reimbursable Indiana Department of Natural Resources grant to plant 50 native trees at Johnson Lake, along the Heritage Trail and on West Third Street; the RDC will front costs and be reimbursed.
The Madison City Redevelopment Commission voted at its June meeting to accept a Department of Natural Resources grant to plant 50 native trees at Johnson Lake, along the Heritage Trail and on West Third Street.
The grant is reimbursable, so the commission agreed to use Redevelopment Commission cash flow to pay contractors up front and receive reimbursement from the state afterward. The first planting is scheduled for this fall and contractors have already been approved by the state.
Steinhart, a Madison City staff member who presented the item, said, “this is a reimbursable grant, so there is actually no cost to the city or the RDC. But being a reimbursable grant, we will be using the cash flow from the RDC to to pay for those trees and then get reimbursed.” He told commissioners the trees to be planted are two-inch-caliber, native species intended to increase tree canopy in the city.
Commissioners approved the acceptance of the grant on a voice vote. The presentation noted the project will be added as a line item in the commission’s financial plan and that any associated cash flows will appear in the June financial statement when the DNR reimbursement is recorded.
