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Conservancy to fund fall tree program; commission to update borough order form
Summary
Members agreed the Lower Merion Conservancy will cover costs for fall 2026 trees, and instructed updates to the borough's online order form and promotional materials to clarify funding and available species; household limit of two trees discussed.
Chair told the commission that the Lower Merion Conservancy will fund the fall 2026 tree program and that the borough will not pay for yard trees this season. "This year, due to the generosity of... the Lower Merion Conservancy is paying for all the trees," Chair stated, and members said promotional materials and the borough order form must be updated to reflect species availability and funding source to avoid complaints about taxpayer money being used for private-yard plantings.
Committee members assigned tasks: update the online 'tree request' form to list available species and planting notes; create a flyer with species fact sheets and QR code links; and limit orders to two trees per household. The group discussed coordinating with borough staff (named contacts were mentioned in the transcript) to make the order form live before promotion and noted several early orders already placed.
