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Niceville council approves amended tree ordinance to pursue Tree City USA designation
Summary
The Niceville City Council approved Ordinance 25-10-03 to update the city's tree code, enable grant applications for median plantings and create a formal tree committee. Councilmembers questioned membership and public involvement before voting to approve the ordinance.
The Niceville City Council approved an amendment to the city's tree ordinance (Ordinance 25-10-03) to bring municipal rules into compliance with Tree City USA requirements and to enable state grant applications for public tree plantings.
City Manager provided the council with background, saying the ordinance change is a first step to rejoining the Tree City USA program and to apply for state 50/50 tree grants. He described a phase 1 planting plan that would place roughly 38 trees in medians across the city, including locations on Highway 85, Twin Oaks, Peppermint Avenue and near John Sims, and noted the proposed…
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