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Public Works Committee OKs removal of junipers in right of way at 1 West Lakeshore Drive
Summary
The committee authorized property applicants to remove overgrown junipers and trim a magnolia at 1 West Lakeshore Drive, subject to a city tree permit and indemnification agreement; vote was 4-0.
The Public Works Committee on Sept. 8 authorized the removal of overgrown junipers and pruning of a magnolia in the right of way at 1 West Lakeshore Drive, subject to a city-issued tree permit and an indemnification agreement. The committee approved the request by a 4-0 vote. Resident Gail Smith and resident Perry Hallgren brought the request to the committee.
The request, identified on the agenda as item 22-0825, asked permission for private contractors, at the applicants’ expense, to remove juniper shrubs that committee members said had become dense and concealed a homeless encampment. The…
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