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Arbor Day public comments press Glendale council to strengthen tree protections after developer clears mature trees
Summary
During an Arbor Day proclamation, residents told the City Council they were alarmed at recent tree removals at Glendale Garden Homes and urged the mayor and council to consider emergency tree protections, a revised ordinance, or a charter amendment following the city's limited authority over private property removals.
Public comments filed during an Arbor Day proclamation on May 6 pushed the Glendale City Council to consider stronger protections for mature trees after residents said a developer removed more than 40 trees at Glendale Garden Homes under new high‑fire‑hazard mapping.
At the meeting's public comment period, Alan Disch said the city’s inability to prevent the tree removal set a troubling precedent and urged the council and Mayor Ara Najarian to consider an amnesty, a revised charter or an ordinance modeled on Pasadena that would preserve the urban canopy. “We must … safeguard nature,” Disch told the council.
Alan Durham, another speaker at the Arbor…
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