City is seeking funding for repairs at the Ecological Park

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Less than a year after attaining national recognition as an old-growth forest, the Monticello Ecological Park sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Helene in 2024. City management recently indicated that the property's situation has not changed, but they are taking steps toward securing funding for repairs. ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo by Hailey Heseltine, March 5, 2026The park's picnic pavi