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Public Works reports tree program growth, equipment upgrades and sewer work savings
Summary
Public Works Superintendent Brandon Berner and Shade Tree chairman Mike Pinkston briefed council on the city’s urban-forest program, a recently completed tree inventory funded by grants, new equipment and sewer-inspection work that identified reuse opportunities that likely saved millions in replacement costs.
Superintendent Brandon Berner and Shade Tree Commission Chair Mike Pinkston updated Tiffin City Council on April 21 about the city’s urban-forest program, operational metrics and recent investments in equipment and sewer inspection technology.
What they reported: Berner said the city’s Tree City USA designation continues (Tiffin marked 44 years), and that a professional tree inventory — paid for with nearly $70,000 in grant funds — is now live on a public dashboard so residents can view street trees and planting opportunities. Berner said the inventory and a strategic planting plan will let the city make deliberate, diversified plantings rather than ad hoc tree installations.
Berner described the city’s…
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