This conference document was used in the Placemaking for Small Communities session during the 2015 ICMA Annual Conference.
An urban forest management plan, based on recent tree inventory data and analysis of available staff.
Public tree management often competes with larger community services such as law enforcement and fire protection
Through funding from the Water Research Foundation, ICMA supported a research project with ARCADIS that developed a communication strategy and toolkit to help utilities gain support during rate and budget approval process.
A Policy Issue White Paper
Prepared on behalf of the ICMA Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee