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Council reviews Urban Forest Master Plan, considers permit program and targeted planting ($400K/year estimate)
Summary
City staff and consultants presented Bloomington's draft Urban Forest Master Plan on March 9, reporting a 35% tree canopy, a street-tree inventory of 24,549 trees and an estimated 11,000 priority planting sites. Staff outlined program options ranging from an expanded permit approach to a full city planting program; council favored a hybrid (permit + targeted equity program) and asked staff to return with a refined draft by the end of April.
Bloomington councilmembers on March 9 reviewed a data-rich draft of the city's Urban Forest Master Plan and discussed options for expanding tree planting and proactive maintenance.
Consultants from Dav y Resource Group and city staff presented an urban-canopy assessment and a smart-tree inventory. The presentation reported an estimated citywide tree canopy of about 35% (with wide variation by neighborhood), a street-tree inventory of 24,549 trees along roughly 450 miles of streets, and field-inspection recommendations that identified about 56 trees for removal and another 256 for pruning.
Staff and consultants highlighted priority planting areas identified via heat-map…
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