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Parks commission votes to serve as Victoria Tree Board, pursue Tree City USA designation
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The Victoria City Parks and Recreation Commission voted Nov. 12 to serve as the city's Tree Board and begin the Tree City USA application process; staff said the designation requires a tree advisory board, a tree-care ordinance and at least $2 per capita in annual tree spending.
The Victoria City Parks and Recreation Commission voted Nov. 12 to have the commission also serve as the Victoria Tree Board and to begin the application process for Tree City USA, the national urban-forestry program administered by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Wube presented the program and said it offers grant opportunities, public-education benefits and heightened community recognition. "Now I will note the last time that our city was designated was back in 2014," Wube said, while also describing the application steps the…
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