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Council upholds appeal, directs parks staff to move forward with tree maintenance and replanting plan on East Anapamu
Summary
The City Council on April 15 upheld an appeal and denied the Parks and Recreation Commission's decision to change the street tree species designation on East Anapamu Street, and council and staff described a maintenance and replanting timeline that includes contract-growing 40 Italian stone pines for planting next fall.
The Santa Barbara City Council on April 15 adopted a resolution upholding an appeal and denying the Parks and Recreation Commission’s earlier decision to change the designated street‑tree species for the 300–800 blocks of East Anapamu Street.
Appellants and neighborhood advocates said the change had been handled without adequate involvement by the Historic Landmarks Commission and asked the council to require a stronger decision‑making role for HLC. Emma Brinkman, one of the appellants, said she had "serious trepidation" that Parks and Recreation would not give sufficient priority to rehabilitating and maintaining the Doremus Italian stone pines…
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