AUGUSTA -- City councilors meet Monday to discuss a plan to act on late Councilor Sylvia Viles Lund's last project.

Lund, who died last year, was involved, even from her hospital bed, in fundraising for a tree-planting project in Augusta's Mill Park. The project is in honor of her father, William Payson Viles.

Monday, at a nonvoting, informational meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., a plan to create the William Payson Viles White Pine Grove goes to councilors for discussion. The meeting is in council chambers at Augusta City Center.

A fund for the park has been established at the city manager's office, Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony St., Augusta, Maine 04330.

The park is at the site of the former Edwards Mill.

Councilors are also scheduled to discuss changes to another city park, Memorial Park, which is next to Memorial Circle and contains multiple war monuments.

City Manager William Bridgeo said a new landscaping plan has been developed for the park.

"It involves replacing some of the plantings there -- ones that are dying or where there is overgrowth -- and doing some new lighting," Bridgeo said.

Also going to councilors as a discussion item Monday is a proposal from Fire Chief Roger Audette to apply for $619,000 in federal-grant funds to purchase a new fire truck and air packs for firefighters.

The grants would require a 5 percent match by the city.

One grant, for $150,000, would cover the purchase of 25 new Scott air packs for firefighters.

"I looked into the option of upgrading our current packs vs. buying new packs through this program," Audette said in a memo to Bridgeo. "If we can get the grant and replace the packs, the cost to the city would be less than upgrading the existing packs."

A $470,000 grant, if sought and received, would purchase a new pumper fire truck to replace "Engine 6," which is 22 years old and scheduled to be replaced in the city's capital improvement plan in 2011.

Audette said the truck has failed its last two certification tests and has exceeded its expected service to the city.

The city previously received funds through the same federal-grant program in 2003, 2004 and 2006, totaling $198,000.

Keith Edwards -- 621-5647

kedwards@centralmaine.com