Springfield Green

Mayor Tim Davlin Announces Neighborhood Tree Grant Awards

Mayor Timothy J. Davlin today announced that all neighborhood and homeowners groups that applied for Springfield Green’s 2007 Tree Grant program will be awarded funding. This grant program will pay for new trees for parkways, common areas and public ground for seven different neighborhoods within the city limits of Springfield. Springfield Green will provide up to $300 per group for the purchase of new trees for these areas.

"We’re happy to be able to lend support to neighborhood groups for tree recovery efforts in light of last year’s extensive storm damage,” said Davlin. “Providing Springfield Green funding to help these groups both beautify their streets and benefit the environment is a win-win situation for the City of Springfield.”

Groups deemed eligible include: Collingwood Estates Homeowners Association; Country Place Condominium Association; Enos Park Neighborhood Association; Historic Westside Neighborhood Association; Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association; Palisades Homeowners Association; and Val-E-Vue Neighborhood Association; 

Other tree efforts Springfield Green has underway include 50 new trees at the South Grand Avenue and Dirksen Parkway gateway and 30 new trees in the 1100 to 1800 block of South Grand Avenue as part of an inner-city beautification grant. Sponsors for these programs and similar projects are needed for other areas of the city.

Springfield Green is a City- and community-driven program to beautify Springfield with plants and flowers through neighborhood projects supported by individual and corporate donations.