Grants committee funds five planting projects

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The Neighborhood Matching Grants Committee of the Town Council recently released a list of neighborhoods that have applied for funds to plant trees in their respective communities.

Of the nine projects put before the NMG Committee and Town Council, five were recommended by the committee to receive funding. The projects’ total expense is $30,445.

Weaverwood Woods North’s request for $540 for six Red Jewel crabapple trees was the least expensive grant that was recommended for funding.

Charleston Crossing requested the most funds from the committee – $4,725 to replace existing ash trees with spruce trees at the neighborhood’s entry on 116th Street.

The requests that the committee did not recommend for funding varied in expense and scope. A $285 request at the Castellanis neighborhood, $1,250 request from Hamilton Proper Heron Knoll, $830 request from Legends at Geist Sawgrass and $2,872 request from Woodberry Homeowners Association were not recommended for funding.

The council action form from May 9 states that the projects were not funded because they were low priority. Expanded reasoning for denying funding included: one project abuts a community park, another did not “meet grant guidelines/requirements for perimeter plantings,” the need for one of the projects is low, and another project was planned for an interior road. The committee also gave priority to first-time applicants.

Projects eligible for the grants can be for beautification of neighborhood perimeters, such as subdivision entrances. Projects that recur, such as mulching or maintenance work, are not eligible.

Since 2000, $298,000 has been awarded through the Neighborhood Matching Grants Committee.


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