We actually do spend money on forestry, though I could not find any mention in the budget of a position for a Village Forester. This from the
2007 Shorewood Village Budget.
"The Forestry Division includes all necessary costs for an efficient, cost effective program to maintain the Village's urban forest. Staffing includes three full time Public Works employees. The primary responsibilities of this division are: pruning, planting and inspection of trees; removal and stumping of trees; tree assessment and green space maintenance. These employees also clear all Village property and walks of snow and ice in the winter months and are the primary employees used for leaf collection in the fall."
Their budget of $110,000 goes to labor, supplies, tree removal, and reforestation.
Comments:1. Steve, Strangely enough, we actually DO have a village forester/horticulturalist named Judy! She does the great work with all the plantings in the sidewalk containers, medians, Atwater Park, etc, but "don't call her Shirley!" (®AIRPLANE!)
- Jim Genthe, Village Resident
