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Council debates Hebner Creek erosion plan and $9,640 tree‑marking cost; no formal vote
Summary
Councilors and staff debated a $9,640 proposal to mark trees affected by the Huebner Creek erosion-control project. Concerns focused on heritage‑tree loss, project scope, prior engineering costs and alternative erosion controls; the council did not approve the additional expenditure on the record.
City staff and councilors on Tuesday discussed whether to pay $9,640 to mark trees in the Huebner Creek erosion‑control project alignment and broader concerns about tree loss, project design and costs. The council did not record a formal vote on the tree‑marking expenditure during the meeting.
City Manager Crystal Caldera described the item and said a contractor quoted $9,640 to mark trees "so y'all can visually see the trees that would be taken out with the project that y'all voted on." She noted that engineers had already produced plans and that some trees had multiple tags from previous projects, which complicates on‑the‑ground interpretation.
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