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Tree Board seeks $40 terracotta markers for Tribute Trees and rolls out postcard outreach
Summary
Alderperson Hetherington reported a proposed Tree Board budget that includes $40 terracotta markers for Tribute Trees, described postcard outreach to residents and a successful volunteer maintenance day clearing vegetation.
The Tree Board presented a proposed budget item and visuals for terracotta markers to place at the base of Tribute Trees; the minutes record a unit cost of $40 per marker. Alderperson Diana Hetherington reported that the Tree Board had designed postcards to share with interested community members and that volunteers had completed a maintenance day clearing unwanted vegetation.
The Tree Board’s budget proposal was submitted for alderperson consideration as part of FY2027 planning. The minutes do not state the number of markers proposed or the total budget requested for the Tree Board; they only list the $40 per-marker cost and note outreach and volunteer activity.
Council did not take a formal vote on the Tree Board budget at the meeting; the item remains part of departmental budget discussions.
