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Moraine council chair will handle Tree City USA submission; council approves minutes
Summary
At a brief Moraine City Council meeting, the council chair said she will take over Tree City USA correspondence until a new city planner is hired and highlighted a short summer tree-care item in the packet. The council approved the prior meeting minutes and set the next meeting for Aug. 18, 2026.
The Moraine City Council chair announced she will take over the city’s Tree City USA submission while the council waits for a new city planner, and the council approved its previous meeting minutes as submitted.
The chair said, "I will be taking that over now that Nick's gone ... In the meantime, I will do all the corresponding with Wendy ... with the Arbor Day Foundation," and that she will retrieve the packet left by Nick. The chair added that the city received recognition for 15 years last year and said the city expects to enter its 16th year of Tree City USA recognition, while expressing uncertainty about the exact target year for the next submission.
The chair also pointed to a brief article in the meeting packet about summer tree care, noting it was compiled quickly and contains a hyperlink for readers seeking more detailed guidance. "Karen helped out and we got you at least some article in there about what you need to do with your trees in the summer," the chair said.
Earlier in the session the chair asked whether members had reviewed the previous meeting minutes and, "hearing none, we'll approve them as submitted," a procedural approval recorded in the transcript with no separate roll-call vote noted. The chair announced the council's next regular meeting would be Aug. 18, 2026, and the meeting concluded shortly thereafter.
The discussion was informational; no formal ordinance, budget action, or appointment related to Tree City USA was recorded in the transcript.
