Tree & Park Board

Why would we want trees in the city? Trees are beautiful and they improve the quality of life for people in many ways. Trees help clean the air of harmful pollutants, trees help stabilize the land, trees help cool the hot summer air in urban areas, tree-lined streets discourage speeding traffic, trees provide a home for wildlife, trees are pleasant to look at and give people a sense of well-being. Well cared for trees in parks and along city streets make it apparent that people care about their town.

Purpose of Tree & Park Board

The Board is to study, investigate, counsel, develop and/or update annually, and administer a written plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along street right-of- ways and all other City owned land; Also they are responsible for promoting education and awareness of citizens in maintenance, care and planting of trees; building support for implementation of group programs and planting of an urban forest with maximum citizen participation; conducting inventories and tree planting plans, and submitting these annually to City Council.

The City of Maize has won the Tree City USA awards:
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

The Mayor appoints members with the approval of the governing body at the first regular meeting in May of each year. Members are appointed for three-year terms. The Board consists of five members who reside within the City limits and two "at large" members who reside within the authorized zone of influence of the City of Maize.

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