Tree planting in Schnitzelburg and Meriwether
The Schnitzelburg and Meriwether neighborhoods had a tree planting with Louisville Grows December 7. This was the third planting for Schnitzelburg and the first for Meriwether, In addition to large trees, right of way trees were planted along Shelby Street and Burnett Avenue.
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As you can see in the picture above, more than 200 volunteers showed up to help with the planting last Saturday morning. We want to thank the young people that showed up from the area High Schools to provide service hours on this project. Also, thank you to Lisa Dettlinger, Program Director and Ked Stanfield, Director and their crew for their hard work in putting this effort together. As many as 270 trees were planted in the neighborhood, Louisville Grows largest single community tree planting effort to date, Lisa is pictured to the left shaking hands with Councilman Mulvihill's daughter Katie.
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Councilman Mulvihill is pictured above helping to plant a cypress tree in the front yard of a home on Mulberry St. The trees are carefully planted according to the specifications given during the orientation. Jennifer Chappell is pictured with Councilman Mulvihill to the right and is a longtime neighborhood leader in schnitzelburg. Thank you to Jennifer and all of the other Schnitzelbug neighbors who showed up to help with this effort.
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 Pictured above are some of the office holders and board members of the George Rogers Clark Park neighborhood Association. From left to right are Robin and Paul Brown, Lisa and Todd Cambron, Frances Kees, Marissa Manford and Carol and Ron Weckman. These folks have worked throughout the year to help improve the Park and the neighborhood and we really appreciate their hard work. Luckily, Councilman Mulvihill was able to visit with this group during their celebration for a few minutes after the last Metro Council meeting of the year last night.
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