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Resident urges Tacoma to address birch tree beetle infestation; Planning Commission chair offers coordination
Summary
A Tacoma resident told the committee birch trees across the city are dying from an invasive beetle and asked the city to invest in investigating and reporting back; the Planning Commission chair offered to coordinate on upcoming tree policy work and a council member said staff were already aware.
A Tacoma resident called into the Sept. 10 Infrastructure Planning and Sustainability Committee to report widespread birch-tree decline he said is caused by an invasive beetle and asked the committee to investigate and provide a public update.
"The city of Tacoma has these birch trees on their approved tree list," Jake Johnson said during the public-comment period. He told…
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