The City of Brownsville has been selected for a $6,712 tree planting grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Mayor Jo Matherne was notified last week in an award letter from State Commissioner of Agriculture, Julius Johnson, congratulating the City as the recipient of the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) Community Tree Planting grant.
The TAEP program is administered by Tennessee’s Forestry Division and is designed to assist Tennessee Agriculture producers and the state’s nursery industry. Three public areas have been chosen for planting of canopy shade trees this coming fall: the Fire Station on West Main, Jefferson Courts at Anderson and Jefferson, and the WOW site on East Main.
“We are extremely pleased to have been selected for this tree grant,” remarked Mayor Matherne. “The trees will add beauty to the city and contribute to environmental sustainability, attributes so many residents advocated during community meetings this past spring. We hope this will be the first round of plantings in years to come.”
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