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Residents urge city to protect Brockman Boulevard trees as sidewalk gap project advances
Summary
Residents from Brockman Boulevard asked council to preserve a mature tree canopy while adding sidewalks, presenting petitions and citing the city's development guideline that protects critical root zones. They asked the city to pursue traffic calming and to coordinate sidewalk engineering with tree preservation measures.
Residents from Brockman Boulevard and supporters spoke during public comment on Jan. 21 to ask City Council and city staff to protect the street's mature tree canopy while proceeding with a sidewalk gap program.
Jeff Holtzman described that the neighborhood's appeal rests on a cascade of mature trees and said residents fear repeating a recent nearby example where 18 trees were removed during sidewalk work. He said residents formed a citizens initiative and submitted a petition…
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