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City seeks $50,000 state grant to remove stumps, restore at least 33 urban tree pits
Summary
City staff asked council authorization to apply for a $50,000 Community Catalyst Fund grant to pay for site preparation, primarily stump removal in at least 33 existing tree pits, matched with $10,000 from the city’s stormwater fund.
City urban forestry staff presented a request Sept. 16 for authorization to apply for a Chesapeake-region Community Catalyst Fund grant to pay for preparatory work before tree plantings, including stump removal in existing tree pits.
Urban forester Jim Bender told the council that past tree-planting grants restricted funds largely to planting rather than the site preparation needed in many city tree pits. He said the new…
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