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Kingston tree commission allows removal at 60 Gill Street pending neighbor consent and replacement
Summary
After reviewing an arborist report and hearing from the property owner, the Kingston Tree Commission voted unanimously to permit removal of a mature street tree at 60 Gill Street subject to a written neighbor consent, sidewalk repairs and a replacement tree.
The Kingston Tree Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to permit removal of a street tree at 60 Gill Street, but only after the property owner provides a written statement from the adjoining property owner consenting to removal and commits to replacement planting and required sidewalk repair.
The vote followed a presentation of an arborist report describing trunk decay, limb attachment weakness and sidewalk uplift. Brent (staff member) summarized the report’s findings and mitigation options, and said the commission had previously recommended pruning rather than removal. Property owner Mary Yomaz…
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