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Residents press Tumwater Tree Board for clearer web guidance after illegal topping incidents
Summary
Residents and board members described recent illegal tree topping and unauthorized cutting in neighborhoods, asked the board to produce clearer public guidance and raised jurisdictional questions about private vs. city-owned street trees.
Residents reported a recent incident in the Countryside neighborhood where a contractor performed aggressive pruning described by neighbors as tree topping. Neighbors contacted the city; city staff checked the trees and the board discussed whether the tree looked diseased and whether the work had required a permit.
At the June 9 meeting, multiple residents urged the Tree Board to make tree protection, permit and contractor licensing information easier to find on the city’s web pages. Board…
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