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Residents and developers debate tree valuation and urban‑canopy treatment as Shoreline approves consent calendar item
Summary
Public commenters urged the city to include the urban canopy in its asset valuation and questioned inconsistencies in tree standards near light‑rail areas. The consent calendar — which included the asset‑management contract item — passed unanimously after a council member said they had considered pulling the item for separate study.
Public commenters at the June 2 Shoreline City Council meeting urged the council to recognize the city’s publicly owned trees as a financial asset and asked staff to include an urban‑canopy valuation in the city’s asset‑management report. Speakers also urged consistent application of tree rules in development near light‑rail areas and raised concerns that tree requirements were reducing allowable building density.
Bonnie Berry, a Shoreline resident, told the council she had emailed comments about consent calendar item 7f and urged staff to update the Stantec Consulting Services contract specifications…
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