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Residents urge changes to Wakulla County tree-survey rules, warn incentives favor clear-cutters
Summary
Two residents urged the commission to revise the county's draft commercial tree and landscape ordinance, arguing a two-tier tree-survey structure provides a financial incentive to developers who clear-cut. Speakers offered three remedies and proposed adding certain 6–10 inch diameter 'signature' trees to the required survey list.
During the public-comment portion of the March 17 meeting, two residents urged commissioners to change Wakulla County’s revised tree and landscape ordinance to remove what they described as a perverse incentive that favors developers likely to clear-cut.
Elaine Marks said staff had strengthened incentives in the draft ordinance but that a two-tiered tree-survey structure would reward developers…
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