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Council declares Cottonwood tree a nuisance, authorizes abatement and cost recovery
Summary
Garden City approved Resolution 12-17-25 declaring a riverside cottonwood tree a nuisance after property owners partially cut it; the city authorized removal, estimated the abatement cost at $2,620.26 and directed the city attorney to pursue reimbursement.
The Garden City City Council on Aug. 25 passed Resolution 12-17-25, declaring a cottonwood tree on public riverfront property a nuisance and authorizing city removal and cost recovery from adjacent property owners.
City Attorney Mister Wadhams told the council staff found private individuals had begun cutting the public tree and left it in a hazardous, partially felled state. Public Works Director Colin Schmidt said the city was called Aug. 4 after people had already used a…
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