Woodbury promotes summer events, launches ash tree financing program
The Woodbury City Council highlighted several community initiatives at its June meeting, including a new financing option for residents dealing with ash tree removal and details about upcoming summer celebrations.
The city introduced an alternative financing program to help residents pay for private ash tree removal. Rather than offering a rebate or discount, the program allows homeowners to spread costs over time by adding them to their property tax bills as a special assessment. This addresses a growing concern for many communities dealing with ash tree damage from the emerald ash borer pest.
Woodbury is promoting a Juneteenth Trail walk available through June 22nd, with educational signs posted at City Hall, Colby Lake Park, and Ojibway Park. The city also released a new free park and trails map available for pickup at City Hall, Fairview Sports Center, and Eagle Valley Golf Course. An interactive online version of the map is regularly updated for residents who prefer digital access.
The city's 2024 Water Quality Report is now available on the city website. Residents without internet access can request a paper copy from the Public Works department.
Looking ahead, Woodbury's 4th of July Hometown Celebration will feature live music, bounce houses, and food trucks, with opportunities to meet City Council members. However, traffic patterns will be modified this year due to ongoing construction. The city plans to publish a detailed traffic plan on its website to help residents navigate the changes.
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[0:00] Hi, welcome to The Scoop.
[0:02] Today I'm at City
[0:03] Hall on one of the many trails
we have here in Woodbury.
[0:06] Enjoy the Juneteenth Trail walk
now until June 22nd.
[0:10] Educational signs
are set up here behind City
[0:12] Hall, near Colby Lake Park
and at Ojibway Park.
[0:16] Did you know there's a new park
and trails map
[0:18] available for free?
[0:20] Pick one up at City Hall
and Health
[0:22] Fairview Sports Center
or Eagle Valley Golf Course.
[0:25] There's also an interactive
online
[0:26] version
that is frequently updated.
[0:29] The city has created
an alternative financing program
[0:32] to help residents
[0:33] with the upfront costs
of private ash tree removal
[0:36] through a special assessment
[0:37] line added to their property
tax bill.
[0:39] The program offers residents
another way
[0:41] to cover expensive tree
removal costs.
[0:44] It is not a rebate
or discount program.
[0:46] Learn more and apply online.
[0:49] The 2024 Water
Quality Report is now available
[0:52] on the city's website.
[0:53] If you don't have internet
access,
[0:55] you can obtain a paper copy
by calling Public Works.
[0:58] The 4th of July Hometown
Celebration
[1:01] will have live music,
bounce houses, and food trucks.
[1:04] In addition,
[1:05] meet members
of the Woodbury City Council
[1:07] near the food trucks
before the fireworks.
[1:09] Traffic patterns for this year's
[1:11] event will be altered due
to construction.
[1:13] The traffic plan for the event
[1:14] will be published
on the city's website.
[1:16] And that's the scoop.
Have a great week, Woodbury.
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Park and Trails Map Availability
Ash Tree Removal Alternative Financing Program
2024 Water Quality Report Release
4th of July Hometown Celebration Details
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