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Planning commission rejects Annecy street-tree substitutions, cites planting errors and timing concerns
Summary
The Nolensville Planning Commission voted against a developer request to accept relocated or substituted street trees in Annecy phases 1 and 3, after residents and commissioners argued the original plans were not implemented correctly and the bond/repair timeline is tight.
The Nolensville Planning Commission on April 8 unanimously rejected a request from the developer Old Smith to approve relocated street-tree planting locations and substitute species in Annecy phases 1 and 3.
The revision request sought permission to leave already-planted trees in the grass strip between curb and sidewalk rather than dig them up and replant the large-canopy trees in front yards as shown on the approved cross sections. Jay Easter, a landscape architect with Reagan Smith who worked on the project, told the commission he and a colleague were trying “to make the best of a difficult situation to help get this closed out with the least amount of impact to the current residents.” He said many substituted species appear on street-tree lists used by surrounding…
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