Want to be part of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Centennial celebration and keep our streets green? The City is offering a low-cost way for residents to help maintain our long tradition as a Tree City USA and have trees planted along our city's streets. But time is running out for this year's program. The deadline for tree planting applications is July 1st; trees will be planted in the fall.
For an easy way to get involved, purchase trees for a $30 fee per tree and the City will provide and install a landscape size tree in appropriate locations along an applicant's street frontage. The fee may be waved for low-income citizens.
Applications are available at www.fortwayneparks.org (click Park Information/Street trees, and download a form from the question and answer section). They are available at the Community Development offices on the eighth floor of the City-County Building or at the Parks and Recreation Department, 705 E. State Blvd. Also, call 427-1140, and one will be sent in the mail.
Many varieties of shade trees are available, as the City wishes to maintain diversity among its tree types. Certain types have limited availability. Appropriate trees are listed with the application. Fort Wayne has been planting and maintaining street trees since the 1920's.
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I'm asking you sir, at the top of my lungs, unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." From The Loax by Dr. Seuss.
Posted by Admin at June 2, 2005 04:00 PM