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Historic Commission lays out potential work-plan projects: tree survey, accessory-building survey, outreach and guideline update
Summary
The Historic Commission reviewed candidate projects for its next 18-month work plan — including a tree-and-landscape survey, an accessory-building resurvey, a community consultant program, public-history events and an update to the 2003 design guidelines — and asked staff to return with cost estimates.
At its meeting, the Historic Commission reviewed an 18-month work-plan draft that lists several candidate projects for the commission’s next funding cycle and asked staff to return with cost estimates and recommended priorities at the next meeting.
Key projects discussed:
- Landscape/tree survey: Staff proposed commissioning certified arborists to survey “large established trees” and other notable landscape elements within the Washburn Historic District. Commissioners said the survey should document species, approximate age and locations so the commission could evaluate removal or “radical trimming” requests under the overlay. Staff noted that the city engineer retains authority to approve emergency removals in the public right-of-way; private-property…
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