The Winamac Park Board is looking to remove some more trees by the end of the year. During last week’s meeting, board member Jon Chapman noted that there’s still money available in this year’s tree removal budget, and he felt the park board should make the most of it. “I think it’s really important that we get someone that’s going to be there and get the work done before December 31,” he said, “not just who somebody on the town board says, ‘Use them,’ because I want it done before the end of the year, so we don’t lose the money.”
Board members considered giving Park Manager Dave DeLorenzo a spending limit and allowing him to hire someone as he sees fit. In the end, though, the park board decided it would be better to have DeLorenzo come up with a list of trees that need to be removed and more formally solicit quotes. The park board also stipulated that the work be done by the end of November, to provide more of a buffer before the end of the budget year.
