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Residents press commission on tree removals as staff outlines new tree-survey rules
Summary
A Bastrop resident described recent clear‑cutting in Tahitian Village while staff explained changes to the city's tree ordinance, including a lower protected-trunk-size threshold and a new tree-survey requirement for permits; commissioners and staff discussed enforcement and timing.
At a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, a resident and staff clashed over recent tree removals and how a revised city tree ordinance will be enforced.
Resident Ron Whipple, who said he lives on the edge of Tahitian Village, told the commission he had observed “clear cutting of about 6, 7 lots just wiped out every tree on the place.” He said deed restrictions in Tahitian Village prohibit clear cutting and require surveys, and he planned to raise the issue with the subdivision’s property‑owners association.
City staff explained the city is in the…
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