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EAB discusses using tree-planting trust fund for Bayfront Parkway design; legal questions and safety concerns leave decision open
Summary
Board members discussed an add-on item asking whether tree-planting trust funds may be used to pay for landscape design along a Sun Trail section of Bayfront Parkway. Legal staff is reviewing whether design is an eligible use; no formal action was taken.
The Pensacola Environmental Advisory Board discussed an add-on item asking whether the city's tree-planting trust fund can be used to pay for landscape design along roughly a one-mile section of Bayfront Parkway affected by a Sun Trail project. The item was added to the agenda for discussion only; staff said legal counsel is reviewing whether the trust-fund ordinance permits paying for design work.
Don, a staff member, prefaced the discussion by saying legal was "taking a look at" whether the tree-planting trust fund can be used for design. Board members and staff noted the…
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