BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council on Wednesday is set to continue weighing the purchase of trees through a local provider following discussion from a previous meeting.<\/p>\n
The city wants to buy 15-gallon and 24-inch box trees from Zack’s Big Trees & Nursery in Bakersfield, according to the meeting agenda.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Watch ‘After Sunrise’ on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The trees would be used for the city’s ongoing drought-related replanting efforts, the agenda read. They would be planted in streetscapes and parks.<\/p>\n City staff selected Zack’s from among five candidates because Zack’s gave the lowest bid.<\/p>\n It is unknown how many trees the city would exactly purchase if the City Council approves this bid on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The proposed bid was first heard at a Council meeting in October but was extended to Wednesday for further discussion.<\/p>\n The funding would come from the $500,000 the city allocated to trees for its 2026-2027 budget back in June.<\/p>\n \u00a0RELATED: City of Bakersfield has committed $500,000 to more trees, but how best to spend that money? That’s the Sierra Club’s question\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n