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Monrovia residents urge broader tree protections; city staff outlines existing ordinances and planting plans
Summary
Residents urged the City Council to update Monrovia's 1994 oak-focused tree ordinance and to hire a city forester; City Manager Dylan Feek said the city has two tree-related ordinances and plans annual plantings of about 270 trees.
Several Monrovia residents pressed the City Council on May 20 to strengthen local protections for street and private trees and to adopt a formal community forest plan.
Resident Jennifer McDonald told the council she supports increasing tree canopy and updating the city's rules, saying, "Our tree protection ordinance is 31 years old" and urging a new bidding process for the city's tree-trimming contract. Karen Jane, a volunteer with a local tree committee and the environmental organization Grama Monrovia, told the council Monrovia's developed-area tree canopy is low and said the 1994 ordinance protects only oaks and, in residential areas, only those along streets. Jane said nearby cities now protect multiple species…
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