SEPTEMBER 2022
COUNCIL CORNER Tree Voucher Program By Council Member Matt Durham - District 2 When you think of Holladay, you think of trees. Our mature and robust tree canopy is one of the defining characteristics of our community. Holladay’s efforts to protect and nurture its beautiful trees has earned it the designation as a “Tree City USA.” These efforts include Holladay’s tree protection ordinance, budgetary support of our “urban forest” and sponsoring annual Arbor Day celebrations. It also includes the continuation of Holladay’s long-standing Tree Committee. The Holladay Tree Committee is a volunteer organization made up of residents of each City District, and its mission is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate Holladay’s remarkable urban forest. For several years, the City has had a Tree Voucher Program to encourage and facilitate the planting and replacement of “Street Trees.” A Street Tree is a tree growing within 15 feet of a city street. The Tree Voucher Program has allowed Holladay residents to apply for an up to $100 grant toward the purchase of a tree for planting in a Street Tree location. Recently, the Holladay Tree Committee recommended an expansion of the Tree Voucher Program. In addition to providing residents with funds to plant Street Trees, the Tree Voucher Program will soon allow applications for funds to purchase and plant trees in any suitable location on a resident’s property. The Tree Voucher Program continues to have certain guidelines to assure voucher funds result in healthy, sustainable and appropriate tree plantings. For example, the voucher applicant must agree to arrange for transportation of the tree from the nursery to their property and is responsible preparing the site for planting. They must also contact utility companies to assure that the selected location is approved for excavation. Applicants must agree to purchase and plant trees appearing on the City of Holladay Tree List, which designates certain species as appropriate for planting as a Street Tree or as an Open Voucher tree. The voucher applicant also agrees to allow a site visit by a Tree Committee member to verify proper planting. The expanded Tree Voucher Program is an exciting new effort by Holladay City to cultivate and replenish one of Holladay’s most appealing and valuable assets – its trees. The City is taking this step to help Holladay residents beautify their homes, our streets and the community. Vouchers for Street Trees and Open Voucher Trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you are interested, you should submit an application soon. Information on the Holladay Tree Committee is available at https://cityofholladay.com/community/ holladay-tree-committee/ . Information about the expanded Tree Voucher Program will appear there soon! Take advantage of this great opportunity to keep Holladay a Tree City! —Matt Durham, District 2
CERT TRAINING CLASSES September 17 and October 1 | 9am-6pm The City of Holladay is happy to announce the reestablishment of our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). This team along with other CERT Volunteers members from the county are trained to mitigate, respond, and recover from a disaster. CERT trains residents to prepare their families and neighborhoods for an emergency disaster. It is our goal and part of the City of Holladay Emergency Response plan to strengthen our community and make it more resilient, neighborhood by neighborhood. The City of Holladay will host CERT training classes on September 17th, 2022, and October 1st, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the John Holladay Room at city hall. All participants must complete the online CERT training class before the September date. See the link below. Please register for the course at holladaycerttrain@gmail.com. List complete name, mailing address, phone number, and a good email address. The course is free but there is a $40.00 fee for the safety equipment that is required to keep our CERT volunteers safe. Instructions for the online course: Visit: https://medicine.utah.edu/rmcoeh/research/ outreach/cert – online course, select language, select Agree, Select “My Course” and find the course named “CERT2021en”. Complete all the portions and bring in a printed copy of your completion certificate. This should take 8-10 hours to complete.