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Road and Bridge proposes streamlined tree‑removal policy to widen roads, improve drainage and reduce equipment damage
Summary
Elbert County public‑works staff recommended updating a 2016 tree policy to move notifications online, fold permit fees into road and bridge charges, and expedite removal where trees encroach on rights of way; the board agreed to place the revised policy on a future agenda.
Elbert County Road and Bridge officials on March 12 asked commissioners to update a 2016 tree‑removal policy to streamline notifications and make removal operations more efficient.
Monty Hankins, public works director, said the existing policy requires mailed notices, a $250 permit that is reimbursed after the resident moves a tree, and multiple field inspections — a process that has proved cumbersome. “We would like to also change…
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