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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-09 20-094 Order 03/09/202020-094 03/09/2020 20-094 Public Works Order N/A Title, Order Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for $7,500 in Project Canopy Grant Funds from the Department of Agriculture and Conservation and the Maine Forest Service. This Order would allow the City to apply for a Project Canopy Grant in the amount of $7,500.00 for the development of an updated forestry management plan for the Rolland Perry City Forest. The City has been a recipient of this grant in the past. If awarded the city would be responsible for a matching amount to be spent as either in-kind services or with funding. Government Operations Committee 03/02/2020 Recommend for passage Consent 03/09/202020-094 CITY OF BANGOR ORDER 03/09/2020 20-094 Nichols Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for $7,500 in Project Canopy Grant Funds from the Department of Agriculture and Conservation and the Maine Forest Service. Whereas; The last Forestry Management Plan was developed in 1999 and the City is in need of an updated plan, and Whereas; The Department of Agriculture and Conservation along with Maine Forest Service provide these grants to assist communities in developing forestry management plans, and Whereas; The City has applied for and has been the recipient of these grant funds, requiring a 100% match, in the past, and Whereas; This will allow the City to develop a plan to ensure the City's forest is healthy, safe, and welcoming place for residents and visitors of the city. Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, the City Manager is Authorized to apply for Grant Funds through Project Canopy in the Amount of $7,500 from the Department of Agriculture and Conservation and the Maine Forest Service. IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 9 2020 CO 20-094 PASSED CITY tLERK/