Committee reports new encroachment inspections, plans tree replacement and asks DTE question

Oct 8, 2025

Members described property inspections, a plan to replant trees on open space, mapping by a tree specialist and rising tree-removal costs; they asked staff to confirm whether DTE or the township should pay to remove hazardous trees in easements.

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The Grosse Ile Greenways Open Space Committee reported ongoing encroachment inspections and early steps toward restoring open-space trees that residents removed, while flagging a budgetary question about which agency should pay for removing hazardous trees near power lines.

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