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City accepts University of Nebraska grants to plant trees in heat-vulnerable neighborhoods
Summary
The council heard Planning Department presentations accepting two University of Nebraska grants (about $54,488 and $127,376) to fund street trees and homeowner tree replacements as part of a Beat the Heat initiative to reduce neighborhood temperatures.
Kelly Johnston Dorsey of the Planning Department described two University of Nebraska disbursements totaling about $181,864 for 'Beat the Heat' tree programs: $54,488 for street trees along Q Street and South 30th Street, and $127,376 for resident tree replacement and care in a targeted neighborhood.
Dorsey said prior Urban Heat Watch data from UNMC showed temperature disparities of up to nine degrees in the Southside Terrace and Ingle neighborhoods compared with the metro area; the grants will fund street-canopy plantings and up to two trees per participating property with stump removal and one year of care.
Council recorded the public hearing and took the grant acceptance under advisement; staff said outreach has begun and early interest from residents was already reported.
