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Pensacola EAB unanimously recommends roughly $128,837 from tree-planting trust fund for City Hall parking-lot work
Summary
The Environmental Advisory Board reviewed a contractor bid and recommended that the City Council approve a request to spend $128,837.25 from the tree-planting trust fund to remove dead trees, redo irrigation and replant the City Hall parking lot; the board voted unanimously to forward the request to council.
The Pensacola Environmental Advisory Board unanimously recommended that City Council approve a request to use $128,837.25 from the city's tree-planting trust fund to remove dead trees, replace plantings and replace the irrigation system in the City Hall parking lot.
Board members and staff discussed the scope of work, bids and the fund balance before the vote. The board's motion to recommend the request to council passed unanimously after a second; the board did not award a contract and left procurement decisions to staff and council.
The request covers demolition and removal of dead trees and shrubs, grading and soil import, a new irrigation system that staff described as the largest single cost item, and landscape planting…
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