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Resident urges town to better protect heritage trees after recent clearings

5767132 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

A resident urged the board to enforce heritage tree protections after three century‑old trees were removed at a Wake Chapel Road development; she asked the town to work with developers and Wake County Schools to preserve roosting chimneys and mature trees.

During public comment, resident Emily Holloway asked the Town Board to strengthen protections for mature and heritage trees after witnessing the removal of three large, century‑old deciduous trees on the Wake Chapel Road development site at Wake Chapel Square.

Holloway said the trees met the town’s…

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