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Council upholds city invoice, denies homeowner request after unauthorized tree removal and citation
Summary
The Common Council denied a request related to a tree-removal dispute and upheld municipal invoicing and citation procedure. The municipal prosecutor said she would dismiss a damage citation if the city's restitution invoice is paid in full.
The Green Bay Common Council on Aug. 5 denied a homeowner’s request related to the removal of a public tree and upheld the city’s invoicing and citation procedures after hearing attorney argument and staff clarification.
City legal staff said two separate municipal authorities apply in the matter: City code section 28‑37 allows the city to invoice for the value of a removed tree, and section 40‑1 (which adopts state law) covers intentional damage to physical property and supports the citation issued by police. The municipal prosecutor told council she had offered in court to dismiss the…
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