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Grant freeze pauses hiring for Tumwater urban-forester post; climate element work continues
Summary
City staff reported the hiring process for an urban-forester position is paused because a federal memorandum froze grant disbursements to the city's grantor; staff said climate-element public comments are being incorporated and other planning work continues.
Alyssa (city staff) told the Tumwater Tree Board on Feb. 10 that the city has received 15 applications for an urban-forester position but must pause hiring because the grant funding supporting the post has been put on hold.
"We have 15 applicants for the urban forester position so far," Alyssa said. "...because of the federal memorandum freezing grant funds ... our granter doesn't have access to the federal funds and, has told us to pause all grant activity. While we have a lot of great applicants, we cannot interview them or proceed with the grant until…
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