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Apply for Parks Tree Assistance Program (TAP) program

The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD) recognizes that there are often steep costs associated with tree removal, mitigation and tree planting. The purpose of the Tree Assistance Program is to provide qualifying homeowners assistance with high-risk tree removal, tree hazard mitigation (pruning), and tree planting.
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  1. Eligibility and Priority

    1. The property where the work is to be completed must be within City of Bloomington municipal limits, be the primary residence of applicant, whose income must fall within the Area Median Income (AMI).
    2. The work to be completed must be eligible through the approved tree work listed, applicants must agree and sign an agreement to be responsible for paying any costs incurred over the assistance amount provided by the City of Bloomington. A new tree must be planted in place of any tree that is removed.
    3. Priority shall be determined by the Review Committee and according to best management practices for risk assessment and mitigation.
    4. If a tree is straddling a property line, either affected property owner may submit an application, but both affected property owners must agree and sign the affidavit for the work to proceed.
       

  2. Work types covered under the program

    1. High-risk tree removal
    2. High-risk tree mitigation (e.g. pruning)
    3. Tree planting or replanting
       

  3. Application Process and Timeline

    1. Applications will be applications will open August 1st and close October 1st for the spring season.
    2. After the application review is complete, site visits shall be scheduled to: a determine the exact nature of the work to be completed; document (photograph) evidence of the need; create a short report on tree work to be done including information about size; species, location, tree replacement, and other relevant information; have the Applicant sign an agreement, Right of Entry; and any other required documents: provide optional pre-work survey and educational material to Applicants.
    3. Once site visits are complete, all approved work shall be assembled into a request for quotes (RFQ) and released. Tree removal, mitigation, and pruning shall be grouped into RFQ and tree planting in another separate RFQ.
    4. Once the tree work has been completed, another site visit will be scheduled to: document (photograph) the completed project; provide a post-work survey to Applicants; provide a water bucket (if a new tree has been planted).

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