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Commission denies request to remove large white oak for Warner Milne sidewalk; staff asked to pursue alternatives
Summary
After testimony from residents and the Oregon City Church of Christ, the commission voted to deny staff’s request to remove a 37-inch white oak for a curb-tight sidewalk and asked staff to pursue alternatives and code clarifications.
The City Commission considered a staff request and public testimony about whether to remove a large street tree — a 37-inch-diameter white oak adjacent to Oregon City Church of Christ — to allow construction of a curb-tight sidewalk on Warner Milne Road. Public Works Director Dana Webb presented an arborist assessment that described the tree as a 37-inch white oak in good health with a roughly 45-foot canopy and a 27-inch distance from trunk to curb.
Webb said staff had discussed two primary options with the property owner: (1) remove the street tree and construct a curb-tight…
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