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Resident urges county to recheck tree‑cutting decision near Hunter Farms, citing safety concerns

5834494 · September 17, 2025
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A Mason County resident told commissioners that multiple large cottonwoods across from his property threaten his home and grandchildren, and said the county tree‑cut permit decision allowed only two of eight trees to be removed; he asked for a forester to re‑inspect the site and for county staff to follow up.

Bruce Zook, a resident of Pecomish Valley Road, told the Mason County Board of Commissioners that eight large cottonwood trees on the adjacent Hunter Farms property pose an imminent risk to his house and family and that the county’s tree‑cutting decision allowed only two of the eight trees to be removed. Zook said limbs of 20–25 feet in length fell from the trees in May and July with no wind, and he described exposed roots and an 8‑foot drop to a…

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