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Board assesses gaps in Tree City USA checklist and considers using tree fund for plantings
Summary
Members reviewed a Tree City application checklist and identified missing outreach/training elements; they discussed using existing tree funds for purchases and equipment to support planting and maintenance while preparing a stronger application.
Speaker 6 said a recent review of a Tree City USA checklist showed many required items unanswered on the town's survey, and observed that "we're not sure that Grand Island is a tree city yet." Members discussed coordinating tree planting, considering purchases from the town tree fund and whether highway and parks budgets could be used for tree work and equipment such as a lift to support pruning.
The board agreed to document existing programs that could count toward the application (for example, school outreach or existing planting efforts), examine the tree fund's intended uses, and prepare an application that reflects completed work rather than future promises.
