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Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful offers to donate and plant Milton's Christmas tree, restarts nursery program
Summary
Christina Swagger, new president of Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful, asked to partner with Milton on community cleanups, restart a nursery and offered to facilitate donation and planting of the city's Christmas tree at City Hall and an additional downtown tree.
Christina Swagger, recently introduced as the president of Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful (the Santa Rosa County affiliate of Keep America Beautiful), addressed the Milton City Council on Nov. 4 to outline the group's cleanup, nursery and tree-education programs and to offer support for city events.
Swagger said the group would like to partner with the City of Milton on national Keep America Beautiful cleanup events, restart its nursery and resume its tree-education and tree-planting work. She offered to facilitate donation and planting of the city's Christmas tree at City Hall and to help obtain an additional tree for downtown, and said the organization is largely self-funded with some grants and a 501(c)(3) structure.
Council members asked about board membership and funding; Swagger provided names of new board members including Christy Yeomans, Mac Thedford, Anthea Amos, Cassandra Sharp, "Mike Du Mike Duvose" and David McNeely, and said one seat is open. Staff (Mr. Spears) said the city has identified a planting location outside the left door at City Hall and that staff will work with the organization to select a species likely to thrive there.
Why it matters: the offer provides a potential free, planted holiday tree and renewed volunteer capacity for community cleanups and tree-planting education in Milton. Council thanked Swagger and expressed enthusiasm for the partnership.
