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Tree forester outlines delays and timeline for removal of 350 high-risk trees and planting 500 trees
Summary
City forester reported contractor communication problems on removal work, confirmed removal of 350 high-risk trees and a 500-tree planting contract with Dogwood Hills Tree Farm, and outlined marking, 811 locates, watering RFP and outreach plans; staff warned planting start dates may slip and will follow up on grant reporting concerns.
City Forester Phil gave the Tree Board a detailed progress update on the federal grant-funded inventory, removals and the 500-tree planting program during the Oct. 1 meeting.
Phil said the removal contractor failed to begin work on the originally scheduled week and the city set a new start date for "Monday the sixth." He told the board the removals encompass about 350 trees identified as high risk in the previous inventory: "This is the removal of 350 trees, that were deemed to be, high risk trees in the CJ zone, as identified in the on the inventory last year." Phil said he had pressed the contractor on communications and emphasized the need to meet the project schedule, which has a contract deadline of Nov. 30.
On planting, Phil said site marking would begin immediately and that crews must paint parkway circles and curbs so the contractor can call 811 for utility locates.…
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