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ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN APPROVING THE PARKS & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT $37,000 FROM THE CONNECTICUT URBAN FOREST COUNCIL.
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WHEREAS: in 2009 recognizing that the City was removing more trees that it was planting the City embarked on a 10,000 tree campaign with the goal of planting more trees than are removed each year;
WHEREAS: in 2010 recognizing the unique work of URI with its youth and ex-offender work programs, and its GIS platform to track data the Board of Alders designated URI the sole source vendor for the 10k tree campaign;
WHEREAS: the partnership has expanded efforts to prioritize planting trees in Environmental Justice Communities;
WHEREAS: removing the barriers to planting new trees is essential to this mission, including but not limited to the removal of standing dead and hazardous trees, and removal of stumps;
WHEREAS: funding from the Connecticut Urban Forest Council will allow the City to accelerate the removal of approximately 30 dead or hazardous trees and 50 stumps.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN APPROVING THE PARKS & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT $37,000 from the Connecticut urban forest council.