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DNR: Shade‑tree bond grants largely on hold pending OLA review of environmental‑justice criteria
Summary
Assistant Commissioner Bob Meyer told lawmakers the bulk of requests for the shade‑tree bond program are on hold after a legislative auditor inquiry about environmental‑justice criteria; DNR said it had received more requests than available funding and is closing earlier grant cycles while awaiting auditor direction.
Representative Jamie Finke asked the Department of Natural Resources about state tree‑planting funds that were authorized in recent biennia and whether the money had been spent.
“We received $16,800,000 in requests,” Assistant Commissioner Bob Meyer said of the shade‑tree (shade…
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