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Residents urge moratorium on tree cutting, cite poor landscaping maintenance across Palm Springs parks
Summary
At the Feb. 24 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, longtime gardeners and residents criticized perceived over-pruning and untrained contractors, called for a temporary moratorium on non-emergency tree removal and raised concerns about dead plantings in multiple park beds.
Public comment on Feb. 24 included extended testimony from a longtime gardener who urged a temporary stop to non-emergency tree cutting and criticized city and contractor pruning practices.
William Miller, a resident who described more than 50 years of horticulture experience, told the commission trees “create shade and cooling. They clean the air, improve our property values, help save energy, and reduce our carbon footprint.” He said many trees have been “attacked annually” by untrained maintenance crews and urged “a moratorium on cutting any tree for…
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