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Commission backs city arborist approach for Depot Park while county proceeds on its parcels
Summary
Ashley Carter, a Public Works staff member, told the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission that county and city evaluations disagreed over the condition of a stand of poplars along Depot Park adjacent to Teeter and Hughes fields.
Ashley Carter, a Public Works staff member, told the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission that county and city evaluations disagreed over the condition of a stand of poplars along Depot Park adjacent to Teeter and Hughes fields.
Carter said the county’s arborist identified 14 trees for removal because of hollow trunks and structural risk. The city arborist, John Mazur, assessed many of the same trees as candidates for pruning or topping rather than wholesale removal and recommended planting replacements to reinvigorate the stand.
“There's two conflicting opinions on the trees at Teeter and Hughes Field,” Carter said,…
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