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Residents and tree board call for clearer plan after large-scale boulevard removals
Summary
Residents told the Virginia City Committee of the Whole that blocks of boulevard trees have been removed without clear replanting plans; city staff and councilors said a multi-step replanting effort and greenhouse nursery stock exist but communication needs improvement.
Chris Palazzari, a longtime resident, told the Committee of the Whole on April 15 that he has watched “entire blocks of our boulevard trees” be removed in recent years and said he found no replanting plan in the city code. “I asked who oversaw this and was told Jim,” Palazzari said, adding that he had been told multiple times by staff that removal reflected homeowner consent.
The concern reached the council through public comment and members of the Park and Rec Commission. Marlise Bridal, who identified herself as a member of the Park and Rec Commission, said the commission “did propose a plan into the future,…
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