Newport Commissioner Ken Rechtin is asking residents to donate money for trees to make up for a $1 million grant that was lost. Newport announced in February that it would no longer receive a $1 million grant for tree planting in its West end. Through the grant, the city planned to have volunteers plant 1,000 […]
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Newport no longer receiving $1M federal grant for tree planting
Newport is no longer receiving a $1 million grant for tree planting in its West end. In August 2024, Newport announced it received a grant from the Inflation Reduction Act through the USDA Forest Service. The city was just one of four in Kentucky to receive funding for its project—named the Newport West Side Reforestation Project. […]