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February 22, 2016 <br />GreenCorp Host Site Selection Committee <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />mngreencorps.pcaCastate.mn.us <br />-7-r,EM .Z 16,1 i I¢ <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />Street Ad o°5s: Mailing Address. Telephone {952} 249-460f1 <br />2750 Kelley P_rkway P.O. Box 66 Fax (952) 249-4616 <br />Grano, MN 55356 Crystal Bey, MN 55323 j www.d.orono.mn.us <br />Dear GreenCorp Host Site Selection Committee, <br />On behalf of the City of Orono, we wish to share our support for the Hennepin County Green <br />Corps Grant Application. The city is fully committed to partnering with the County on the <br />implementation of the Grant. <br />The City has had a long time goal of gaining a better accounting of our natural assets; in <br />particular the trees the line our streets and make up our parks. If the grant is awarded to the <br />County it would be our intent to complete as thorough and inventory as possible of the trees that <br />line the county and city collector roads. In addition the city would like to get an inventory of the <br />trees in our natural parks. The gathering of this data will allow the city to make more informed <br />decisions about mitigation measure with respect to the threats such as emerald ash bore, Dutch <br />elm disease, and oak wilt. In addition it would allow us to assess the health of our natural parks <br />and prepare plans to sustain or improve the same. <br />As a long standing partner with Hennepin County we support your efforts to improve natural <br />environment in our community. Projects such as this are essential to making our city abetter <br />place. <br />Thank you for considering Orono as a partner in this important endeavor. If you have any <br />questions, please contact me at <br />Sincerely, <br />Lili McMillan <br />Mayor, City of Orono <br />