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Tree board reviews draft Tumwater street-tree list; debate over removals, criteria and administrative process
Summary
Board members reviewed a consultant-provided draft street-tree list, discussed why many species were crossed off, debated criteria (drought/heat vulnerability, root conflict, planting-strip widths) and suggested documenting reviewers and a deleted-list footnote before finalizing.
City staff and tree-board members spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing a draft street-tree and right-of-way list provided by a consultant and edited by staff, operations crews and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Alyssa (city staff) reminded the board that the list came from a consultant and was later cross-referenced with a University of Washington vulnerability study. "The street tree list was provided by the consultant," she said. "...I have red and green x's and check marks for the trees that would do okay, which is how I cross them off there, based on Amita's research."
Why it matters: the list will be used administratively to specify species…
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