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City forester: storm damage affected a small share of Portland’s trees; new program to help private‑property tree care funded by PCEF
Summary
In a Jan. 16 council briefing Portland’s city forester said last winter’s storm damaged a very small share of the city’s 4.2 million trees and outlined fee changes, permit waivers for the storm emergency and a new private‑property tree care support program funded by the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
Portland’s city forester told City Council on Jan. 16 that last winter’s storm produced “remarkable” impacts but affected roughly 0.02% of the city’s estimated 4.2 million trees. Jen Cairo said the bureau inspects trees and permits removals when a tree is dead, dying or dangerous.
Cairo said permit fees for retroactive storm permits were waived under the city’s storm emergency declaration and that bureau staff are reviewing permit fees annually. She told council that fee cost has been a barrier for some property owners and that…
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