The City Council of Austin, er, College Station, is at it again. Choosing to spend more than $3 million to combat global warming through a tree planting program in College Station.
Many of us recall Prof. Crompton leading a contentious vote to plant thousands of trees on HWY 6 around ten years ago, at a cost of millions of dollars to taxpayers. However, as temperatures continue to rise, I assume that "planting" was ineffective. Perhaps the science was flawed.
Of course, Dr. Crompton did the math on this recent scheme, and it is only a couple of dollars per month in perpetuity for each household. It's not a big deal.
Nobody inquired about operations or maintenance that will be required. How much will it cost to weed wack, mow, water, and prune the trees forevermore?
Take a look at the "debate" around 30 minutes in: https://collegestationtx.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=2348&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0