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Tree commission wins Trees for SC grant and pushes for citywide inventory and dedicated tree fund
Summary
The Tree and Appearance Commission said a Trees for SC grant will fund canopy mapping and a code audit at no cost to the city; commissioners asked the council to consider a dedicated tree fund, a comprehensive inventory, and dark-sky lighting and undergrounding practices to protect the urban canopy.
Bai Henley, chair of the Tree and Appearance Commission, told the committee the commission secured a Trees for SC grant that will produce canopy mapping and a code audit for the City of Columbia at no expense to taxpayers.
"They will be mapping as well as code auditing our policies and procedures regarding our care of trees," Henley said, adding the commission wants the Columbia Landscape and Tree Fund separated from the general fund so…
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