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Resident urges Altaona to reestablish shade-tree commission; council signals support
Summary
During public comment at the May 12 Altoona City Council meeting, resident Lawrence Carter urged the council to appoint a volunteer shade-tree commission to plan planting and maintenance; council members agreed the city should revive the body and noted an ordinance may still exist on paper.
Lawrence Carter, an Altoona resident, urged the City Council on May 12 to reestablish a volunteer shade-tree commission that would coordinate annual planting, recommend species appropriate for urban settings and prepare a public-facing annual report.
Carter framed his request with a short history, saying that in the early 1900s residents planted maple seedlings donated by Gables department store as part of a city beautification effort. “Over the years, we learned that maple trees are not good city trees,” Carter said, and…
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