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Resident urges saving Nash Square trees, suggests alternate playground sites
3306374 · May 14, 2025
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Summary
A public commenter asked the council to preserve specimen trees in Nash Square and recommended using surface parking or Moore Square for a new playground rather than cutting mature trees.
Matthew Brown told the City Council that mature trees are a defining amenity for Raleigh and urged preservation of Nash Square’s large trees amid proposals to add a playground.
"Soon, we will be cutting down hundreds of big trees along Newbern Avenue for the bus rapid transit, and now I hear that there is a move…
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