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Morgantown tree board updates approved species list; ordinance to amend street tree and shrub list moved to agenda
Summary
The city’s Tree Board and development staff proposed changes to the approved street‑tree and shrub list (including removing burning bush and butterfly bush from recommended street plantings); the planning commission had already recommended the change 5–0 and the committee agreed to place the ordinance on the agenda.
The Committee of the Whole heard a proposed amendment to the city’s approved street‑tree and shrub list and agreed to move the ordinance to the council agenda after comments from the Morgantown Tree Board and staff.
Greg Dahl, chair of the Morgantown Tree Board, described targeted changes to the approved planting list and the accompanying “do not plant” list. He said the board shifted some species (for example, moving Trident maple to a medium‑tall category so…
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