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Syracuse parks dept. seeks $1.69 million USDA grant to plant 3,200 trees; several small event contracts also on agenda
Summary
The Syracuse Parks Department asked the Common Council to authorize a USDA-funded tree-planting project worth $1,690,000 (100% reimbursable) to plant about 3,200 trees over four years, and presented a set of smaller contracts and reimbursements for youth programs and tree-planting efforts.
The Syracuse Parks Department asked the Common Council to authorize a tree-planting program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and presented a suite of smaller contracts for youth programming and tree reimbursements.
The request covers a plan to plant 3,200 trees over four years under a USDA Forestry Service grant administration agreement with a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,690,000, described in the meeting as “100% reimbursable.”
The tree-planting request was presented by Taisha Byrd, Commissioner of Parks. Byrd also asked the council to pull items 10 and 11 related to a dog shelter and proposed an overall parks-campus study for the Spencer property.…
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