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Council approves $28,000 TIRZ amendment to relocate 18 palms, upgrade parking-lot electrical for FEMA compliance
Summary
The South Padre Island City Council approved a $28,000 budget amendment from the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone fund to relocate 18 palm trees at the PR100 parking lot and raise electrical service equipment to meet FEMA height requirements; contractor Green Thumb will perform the tree moves and short-term maintenance.
The South Padre Island City Council approved a $28,000 amendment from the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) fund for the PR100 parking-lot project, directing the relocation of 18 palm trees and electrical service upgrades to meet FEMA requirements.
Assistant Public Works Director John Wilson told the council, "We're gonna be moving 18 palm trees" and said crews will plant them in two semi–half-moon arrangements — six in one location and 12 in another at the south…
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