The amount is not too much for environmentalists who worry about an invasive pest.
Dallas City Council approved spending more than $6 million on a contract to complete an inventory of trees on city property, but only after a lengthy debate.The hefty price tag for counting the estimated 1.3 million trees was called into question by some members of city council."In an environment of limited resources, I just have to say it is a little bit shocking that we would be willing to spend over $6 million for a tree inventory," said Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn.
"It may be an 8-person team, and it is the type of technology they are using to do the inventory and condition assessment and their experience," said James."I cannot support this based on my marching orders," said Arnold.Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz urged her colleagues to move forward with the tree count.
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