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Commissioners raise concerns about park maintenance, greenway motorized vehicles and tree mitigation funds in Germantown
Summary
Commissioners discussed park maintenance and overgrowth, confirmed that commercial rentable scooters are not permitted on Germantown greenways, and described use of approximately $160,000 in tree-mitigation funds to remove hazardous trees and plant about 300 replacements.
Commissioners at the June 24 Germantown Design Review Commission meeting discussed park maintenance levels, enforcement of greenway rules for motorized rental vehicles, and recent tree mitigation work funded from accumulated mitigation fees.
Why it matters: commissioners and residents raised upkeep and safety concerns for parks and greenways, and staff described a spending and planting plan that affects the city's tree canopy and common spaces.
Park maintenance and vendor questions: a commissioner said they had noticed increased overgrowth at several parks and asked whether the city had changed maintenance vendors or…
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