Alpharetta has been selected to be one of the few cities in the South to apply for a program to protect and restore the city’s tree canopy for stormwater management.
The City Council recently approved applying for a program grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Green Infrastructure Center. The city would get 1,000 hours of technical assistance over the next 14 to 18 months. No dollar amounts are involved, though the city would pledge to provide an in-kind match of staff time, public presentations, meeting space and the like.
Only one or two cities per state in the USDA Forest Service Southern Region can participate in the project, officials said.
“Alpharetta has been chosen as one of these cities since we continue to show a willingness in the way we protect trees and manage our stormwater,” according to a staff report to the Council. “This grant program will assist us in bringing these two together in a more efficient and effective way.”
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