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Detroit officials: no new sign-ups for dead-and-dangerous tree program; city to survey existing applicants
Summary
The General Services Department told council members the one-time dead-and-dangerous tree program will not reopen to new applicants. Staff will survey every current applicant and use existing FY26 funding to address eligible trees, prioritizing emergencies.
Detroit’s General Services Department told the City Council’s expanded budget committee on Oct. 12 that the one-time dead-and-dangerous tree removal program will not reopen to new applicants and that staff will survey everyone currently on the waiting list.
Crystal Perkins, Director of the General Services Department, said the department will “survey every tree that submitted a request” to determine whether a tree is dead, dangerous or diseased and then schedule trimming or removal. She said crews face longer timelines for trees located on private property because staff must coordinate appointments with homeowners.
Council President Pro Tem James Tate and other council members raised the program’s…
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