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·        Environmental Landfill Tax Fund excludes street trees

In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to find sources of public funding, in particular since the Landfill Communities Fund changed the criteria under which we had previously been funded. Historically this fund had been a major supporter of the work that we do, with several of the DEB's ( fundholding distributive environmental bodies) working with us on more than one occasion.

In 2005 it was decided that the street did not represent a public amenity and therefore any such tree planting would no longer be supported. This seems to run contrary to the idea of  liveability of cities, of improving public spaces, for all who use them.

It is our intention to seek a review of this decision and start a petition.