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The City of DeLand is in its 29th year of being a designated Tree City USA through the Arbor Day Foundation.
The City of DeLand is in its 30th year as a Tree City USA through the Arbor Day Foundation. The City’s Tree Division is responsible for the maintenance of the City’s more than 7,000 right-of-way trees and trees on City property. They also help maintain the 4,000 trees in the City Nursery. The City’s Tree Crew consists of a Foreman, four Arborist Technicians and one Maintenance Worker. They are supervised by the City’s Tree and Urban Superintendent. The City Forester also works with the Tree Division as well as Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Departments to provide support on tree-related issues.
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Public Works consists of 50+ employees operating six divisions: Administration, Streets, Forestry/Trees, Urban Beautification, Fleet Maintenance, and the Stormwater Enterprise Fund. The Street division is responsible for the maintenance of all City owned roadways and sidewalks, to ensure safe access to motorist and pedestrians. The Forestry/Tree division handles all trimming, removal and replanting of City owned trees. The Urban Beautification division is responsible for all landscape maintenance for select City parks, City facilities, and the downtown streetscape. The Fleet division is responsible for the maintenance of all City owned vehicles and equipment. The Storm Water division, which is separately accounted for in an enterprise fund, is responsible for the maintenance of City retention areas, the City owned storm water drainage system, and street sweeping throughout the city.
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