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Huber Heights to use federal IRA grant for street-tree plantings; Old Troy Pike likely focus
Summary
Staff and the ODNR forester said Huber Heights was awarded a federal IRA grant for urban forestry; staff plans to draft specs this fall, call for bids, and plant next spring with a focus on Old Troy Pike.
Parks staff and Catherine, the ODNR regional urban forester, confirmed Huber Heights received a federal IRA grant for urban-forestry management and described next steps for implementation. "That grant was intended to increase tree canopy in communities," Catherine said, and staff noted plans to draft specifications this fall and put the work out to bid for planting next spring.
Staff said much of the $100,000 program will likely be focused along Old Troy Pike because that corridor needs tree replacement and because future infrastructure work on Brant Pike could otherwise remove newly planted trees. The board asked staff to bring a plan to the next meeting and to include visioning about whether a separate tree commission is needed to manage the program.
