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Edmonds public hearing backs interim ordinance to prohibit removal of certain landmark trees
Summary
After public testimony, council closed the hearing on a one‑year interim ordinance to prohibit removal of specified landmark trees on improved private property and advanced a work plan toward permanent tree code updates.
Edmonds held a public hearing June 10 on an interim ordinance that would prohibit removal of certain landmark trees on improved private property while the city develops a permanent tree code.
Council member Susan Payne introduced the ordinance as a one‑year interim measure and described a work plan tied to a target to adopt permanent code by April 30, 2026. Payne said the ordinance continues work begun in 2021 and responds to recent high‑profile removals.
Dozens of residents spoke in favor. Georgina Armstrong, an Edmonds resident, told…
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