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Tree Board, Butterfly Garden and parks updates; $513 reallocated for trees
Summary
Tree Board reported plans to recertify as Tree City USA for 2026, removal of four small trees with inmate crew assistance, and that Pizzo has been paid about $3,500 of a $5,000 Butterfly Garden budget; Council approved allocating $513 leftover toward tree purchases and tentatively reserved the Garden Club hall rental for Sept. 24, 2026.
Tree Board member Nancy Thill told the Council the Village is preparing to recertify as a Tree City USA for 2026 and that four small trees will be removed from the garden area with assistance from the inmate work crew. She also updated the Council on Butterfly Garden stewardship: Pizzo has been paid approximately $3,500 toward a $5,000 budget for improvements.
Nancy requested that the $513 left over from the Beach Garden Club planting project be put toward trees. President Tim McCarthy moved to approve the request; Brian Cassidy seconded and the motion carried. Nancy also requested that Sept. 24, 2026 be tentatively reserved for the Garden Club rental of the hall.
The minutes record the payment to Pizzo and the $513 allocation; they do not detail a planting schedule or specific tree species.
