Council to begin long treks tonight

The Havre City Council agenda tonight doesn't list any large actions, but makes small steps down three long paths.

The first action will amend the city's budget to allow city-wide tree survey to begin, freeing up funds from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Urban Community Forestry grant.

Havre Parks and Recreation Director Chris Inman told the council when it approved the grant last November that the city hasn't catalogued the city's trees in nearly 20 years. The survey will help assess how healthy and numerous the city's trees are.

Then the council will amend their cont...