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Commission discusses cutting trees on West End Levee to meet levee maintenance; no formal action taken
Summary
Commissioners discussed removing and processing trees from the West End Levee to comply with levee maintenance and potentially recover lumber value, but deferred decisions pending valuations and a bat-season restriction.
Mount Vernon Utilities Commission members discussed a proposal on Jan. 9 to remove, process and store trees from the West End Levee as part of deferred levee maintenance and potential future city projects, but took no formal action.
Staff described estimated costs for tree removal ($20,000), drying ($29,000) and processing (about $23,000), and noted an option to reduce costs by allowing a processor to take some timber in…
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