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Louisa County approves $875 for two courthouse trees
Summary
The board approved buying two trees (a red oak and a swamp white oak) to replace lost cottonwoods at the courthouse. Vendor pricing was $400 per tree plus a $75 initial hole-digging fee, for a total of $875; the board voted to proceed.
Board members discussed replacing several lost cottonwood trees on courthouse grounds and reviewed species options, siting and vendor availability.
Speaker 6 and others described selecting a red oak and a swamp white oak and noted vendor Stoneking (referred to elsewhere as Michael Stone King) had suitable stock. The vendor quoted $400 per tree and a $75 first-hole-digging fee; for two trees the total quote was $875 for 10–12 foot trees of approximately 2½–3½ inch caliper.
Speaker 5 moved to proceed with purchasing the trees from the identified vendor for $875 and Speaker 1 seconded. The board voted in favor ('aye') and the motion carried.
Speakers also discussed locating utilities and the need to call 811 to verify underground lines before digging; staff and the vendor would coordinate marking and siting to avoid roots and known utilities. The purchase is for immediate replacement plantings; longer-term tree choices such as river birch were discussed but deferred until a suitable specimen could be found.
The tree purchase was recorded at the meeting and the vendor and amount were identified for implementation.
