Building partnerships with City Hall finally paid off. Last year City Hall may have directed $30,000 to Armour Hills for crosswalk restripping around Arbor Villa Park and along our portion of the Trolley Trail from Gregory to 65th Street, but this year we topped that.
After some hard negotiations after the redistricting went into affect last January, I convinced both Councilman Sharp and Taylor of our new 6th Council District to throw us a bone. And what a very large bone it is. Out of their FY 2012-2013 Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) contingency budget, the 6th Council District allocated $90,000 to Armour Hills for a tree planting and pruning project.
Every street tree will be pruned and a massive planting project will occur this Fall. By this time next year every street tree spot will be filled, and our old growth urban canopy will be properly maintained for future growth and prosperity. For our end of the deal, the Armour Hills Board agreed to prune all the trees that we planted using another PIAC grant in 2004 (approximately 150 trees), and we negotiated with the Parks Department to reduce the overall cost by pruning the boulevards in our neighborhood (Gregory Boulevard and Rockhill Road).
When the trees are planted, it will be up to us to properly maintain them. The first couple years of a trees life are the most important. If you have a new street tree in your yard, please water it in the summer. Thank you to Councilman John Sharp and Councilman Scott Taylor for making our neighborhood and the City a more livable, sustainable place!
After some hard negotiations after the redistricting went into affect last January, I convinced both Councilman Sharp and Taylor of our new 6th Council District to throw us a bone. And what a very large bone it is. Out of their FY 2012-2013 Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) contingency budget, the 6th Council District allocated $90,000 to Armour Hills for a tree planting and pruning project.
Every street tree will be pruned and a massive planting project will occur this Fall. By this time next year every street tree spot will be filled, and our old growth urban canopy will be properly maintained for future growth and prosperity. For our end of the deal, the Armour Hills Board agreed to prune all the trees that we planted using another PIAC grant in 2004 (approximately 150 trees), and we negotiated with the Parks Department to reduce the overall cost by pruning the boulevards in our neighborhood (Gregory Boulevard and Rockhill Road).
When the trees are planted, it will be up to us to properly maintain them. The first couple years of a trees life are the most important. If you have a new street tree in your yard, please water it in the summer. Thank you to Councilman John Sharp and Councilman Scott Taylor for making our neighborhood and the City a more livable, sustainable place!
