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Board approves $86,000 MMSD funding increase for park tree-and-shrub projects
Summary
The village approved an amendment to an MMSD intergovernmental cooperation agreement to add $86,000 in funding to support landscape work at Library Park (and related work at Clot Park); staff said the MMSD grant will fully fund the items covered by the contract amendment.
The Whitefish Bay Village Board approved an amendment to an MMSD intergovernmental cooperation agreement to increase MMSD funding by $86,000 to support landscape design work for Library Park and related plantings at Clot Park.
Matt Collins described revisions to the landscape design that addressed neighbor concerns about shade and noted the village planned to package this and other annual projects (including Emerald Ash Borer tree replacements) to improve competitive pricing. Collins told the board that “100% of the funding for this project will be funded through mmsd” for the elements covered by the grant.
A motion to approve the MMSD contract amendment and the added $86,000 was made, seconded and declared carried by the chair. The amendment covers trees and shrubs specifically; staff said signage is not part of the MMSD contract but that educational placards or a future interpretive sign could be added later through separate funding and competitive procurement.
The vote recorded in the transcript was announced as "motion carries"; individual vote counts were not specified in the meeting record.
