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Council weighs tree‑fund strategy: inventory and canopy study or plant now?
Summary
Parks Director Kimberly Garrett proposed an urban forest master plan focused on canopy assessment, a public engagement process and heritage‑tree preservation; council debated prioritizing an expensive inventory versus using tree‑fund dollars directly for planting and maintenance and asked staff for cost alternates in the RFP.
Kimberly Garrett, Georgetown Parks and Recreation director, presented a proposed scope for an urban forest master plan that would guide how the city uses tree‑fund dollars for preservation, planting and maintenance.
Garrett said the plan would begin with data collection — a tree canopy assessment using LiDAR and aerial imagery and a targeted inventory of public trees — followed by a public engagement process and recommendations for preservation, planting priorities and wildfire mitigation. "This plan would really…
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