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Commission allows removal of newly planted Ashbourne tree while city reviews right-of-way planting rules
Summary
The commission authorized removal of a newly planted street-adjacent tree at 290 Ashbourne and directed staff to study how city code treats plantings behind sidewalks and between sidewalks and houses.
The Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission voted to allow the removal of a recently planted tree at 290 Ashbourne while the city evaluates whether and how to require trees in the narrow space between sidewalks and houses.
Commissioner Jim Wilson moved to authorize removal of the newly planted tree with notice to the property owner; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The action followed resident objections to the tree’s placement and a wider discussion about…
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