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Gadsden’s $80,000 Trees for Alabama grant on hold pending federal distribution decisions
Summary
City staff told council the Trees for Alabama grant to plant trees at the steel plant — $80,000 — is on hold while federal grant distribution is finalized.
City staff told the Gadsden City Council that an $80,000 Trees for Alabama grant to plant trees at the former steel plant site is on hold while federal officials determine how grant funds will be distributed.
Miss King, speaking during the department reports portion of the meeting, said, “Just real quick and the bearer of bad news. Our trees for Alabama grant, in the amount of $80,000 where we were gonna plant trees over at the steel plant, that is on hold while the federal government determines how grant money is gonna be dispersed.”
Nut Graf: The hold affects a planned tree-planting project at a city site and pauses a city effort intended to add urban canopy and related environmental benefits. The city provided no timeline for when federal decisions would be resolved.
The transcript records no further details about the cause or expected duration of the delay, nor whether alternative funding or timeline adjustments have been discussed. The council proceeded to other business after the brief departmental update.
