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Tinmouth to apply for up to $50,000 state safety grant to remove hazardous trees
Summary
Board agreed to apply for a state safety grant (the application caps at $50,000) to fund hazardous tree cutting. The town will supply documentation to justify local cost estimates before the February 2 deadline.
The board authorized staff to apply for a state safety grant (described in the meeting as a 'grama' or state grant) that would allow the town to fund hazardous tree removal. Select board members explained the state's estimator produced a high per‑tree cost that would cap the town's application at $50,000; the town will include its own supporting documentation to justify local estimates and requested work.
"So, anyways, this is gonna authorize us to apply for $50,000," a Select board member (S2) said, describing the application and the need to supply documentation for higher local estimates by the February 2 deadline. Participants discussed prioritizing trees near utility wires and using a mix of contracted and volunteer labor to lower costs.
The board moved and seconded a motion to apply for the $50,000 grant; members emphasized that the town will refine the narrative in the application to explain that stump grinding is not planned and to provide documentation for the town's local cost estimates.
