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Residents and tree advocates press Tampa council to block transfer from Tree Trust Fund
Summary
Dozens of residents and members of the Tampa Tree Advocacy Group urged City Council to deny a requested transfer of $334,748 from the Tree Trust Fund so that money is not used to reimburse recent street plantings dominated by small, non‑native species.
Dozens of residents and members of the Tampa Tree Advocacy Group urged City Council to deny a requested transfer of $334,748 from the Tree Trust Fund so the money not be used to reimburse city street‑planting projects that organizers say relied heavily on type‑3 (small, non‑native) species rather than large native canopy trees.
Speakers pressed two recurring themes: transparency and species selection. Several said the trust fund was established to mitigate the long‑term loss of large live oaks and that city records show the recent streetscape plantings were planted mostly with smaller, non‑canopy species. “Of the 275 trees planted at the two locations, only 36, or 13 percent, were…
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