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Commission urges city to restore urban forestry funding, adopts resolution
Summary
The Bloomington Commission on Sustainability adopted Resolution 2025-02 urging city decision-makers to address a decline in real-terms funding for urban forestry as tree inventory and responsibilities grew. The commission amended the resolution to cite the city—s Urban Forestry Plan and to note costs of removing and replacing invasive trees.
The Bloomington Commission on Sustainability voted to adopt Resolution 2025-02, urging the city to address a decline in real-terms funding for the municipal urban forestry program as the number of trees the department manages has grown.
The commission—s action calls attention to data discussed during the meeting showing the inventory of public trees had roughly doubled since 2019 while the department—s budget has not kept pace once adjusted for inflation. Tara Dunderdale, chair of the commission, said the amendments were intended to point council and the mayor—s office to the city—s own Urban Forestry Plan and the plan—s goals for health, equity and tree canopy management.
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