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Tree commission outlines $30 million fund and 16,758 trees planted since 2018
Summary
The Tree Commission told the Duval County Finance Committee the city's tree fund holds roughly $30 million and programs have planted 16,758 trees since 2018; council members pressed how fund dollars intersect with large CIP projects and DOT rights-of-way.
Curtis Hart, chair of the Tree Commission, told the Duval County Finance Committee the commission administers three primary programs — remove-and-replace, city-request planting (call-in service), and larger Level 2 design projects — and that roughly $30 million is available in the tree fund, about $20 million from ordinance authorities and $10 million under the charter.
Hart said the commission has planted 16,758 trees since 2018 across those program types and described the eligibility rules: trees must be on public property (street right-of-way, parks, schools) and Level 3 projects require a nonprofit sponsor and a submitted project design. "If you want a tree in your…
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