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Gardiner council votes to remove lower‑level ash trees in Dearborn Park after parks committee and arborist advice
Summary
The Gardiner City Council unanimously accepted the parks committee recommendation to remove two aging ash trees in Dearborn Park as part of a park redesign, citing emerald ash borer risk and future maintenance concerns; replacement species and plantings will be decided later.
The Gardiner City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 12 to accept the City Parks Committee’s recommendation to remove two large ash trees on the lower tier of Dearborn Park as part of a planned park improvement project.
Robert Abbey, chair of the parks committee, said the committee sought arborist input and concluded removal was the best long‑term option. "This is a park for the next generation of Gardiner folks," Abbey said. He explained that protecting those large ash trees during construction would be difficult and that, if the trees died after…
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