Pictured, left to right, back row: Will Jones, Tim Henderson, Dan Hartman, Nick Romito, Dennis Epperson and John Thomason. Pictured, left to right, front row: Mayor Kevin Brooks, Amy Banks, Councilman Dale Hughes, Jo Benjamin, Councilman David May and Councilman Tom Cassada.
Members of the Cleveland City Council and Shade Tree Board celebrated the city of Cleveland being selected as a grant recipient under the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry.
The city applied for this competitive grant earlier this year and will receive $8,910 from the state of Tennessee. The city will match an additional $8,910 as required in the grant contract with a total of $17,820 for the project.
Grant funds will be used to enhance tree canopies for shade coverage and landscaping at a new park behind Blythe-Bower Elementary School.
Tree planting will begin after Nov. 1.
“We are thankful the state of Tennessee selected Cleveland as a recipient of this grant, said Mayor Kevin Brooks. “We look forward to partnering with the state by increasing our urban tree canopy while simultaneously creating a new recreational facility for our residents.