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Sandpoint urban-forest panel recommends $60,000 FY2027 budget to city council
Summary
The Sandpoint Urban Forest Commission voted to formally recommend a FY2027 urban forestry budget described as $60,000, covering hazard-tree removal, right-of-way maintenance, consultant review, and storm cleanup contingencies; the commission asked staff to notify city council.
The Sandpoint Urban Forest Commission voted to recommend a proposed FY2027 urban forestry budget to Sandpoint City Council at its July 30 special meeting.
Eric Bush, the city staff liaison, summarized the line items the commission discussed earlier: “So, that all of those those numbers, total $60,000,” he said, then listed allocations for hazard-tree removal, right-of-way maintenance, consultant services, and contingency funds. Commissioner Chase Youngdahl moved to recommend the budget and Chair Moe Dunkel seconded; the motion passed unanimously among commissioners present.
Bush described the draft as allocating funds to hazard-tree removal ($20,000), maintenance/pruning ($20,000), consultant services for legal or subject-matter review ($10,000), and storm cleanup contingency ($10,000), which staff characterized as covering rapid response after severe weather. Commissioners noted that the packet language described a $60,000 total while listing multiple $10,000 contingency items; staff said they would clarify line-item presentation before council review.
The commission asked staff to notify city council that the budget the council previously received had been formally recommended by the commission; Bush said he would follow up about council scheduling and the public hearing calendar. The recommendation will be considered during the council’s upcoming budget review schedule.
