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Councilors warn Joshua tree protections could delay development and add costs for projects
Summary
Council members and regional partners described state‑level listing or regulatory action around Joshua trees that, they said, could require fees, relocation, multi‑year monitoring and impede local development; council said it is working with regional partners and the Department of Fish and Game to seek solutions.
Council members discussed state actions and proposed guidelines affecting Joshua trees and said those rules could impose substantial costs and delays on local development.
A council member told colleagues that proposed Department of Fish and Game measures and related guidelines could require property owners and developers to pay a fee for sites with Joshua trees, pay to move trees, and monitor relocated specimens for three years. The speaker…
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