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Council tables Old Village Gardens planting plan, asks for more business engagement and tree analysis
Summary
The council tabled a proposal to replace plantings in Old Village's five downtown planting beds after staff presented a simplified, salt‑tolerant palette; council asked for more outreach to Connect Lake Elmo and downtown businesses and requested a follow-up survey to assess soil volume and feasibility of trees.
Lake Elmo City Council members voted to table the proposed Old Village Gardens planting and installation plan and asked staff to pursue additional outreach with downtown businesses and the volunteer group Connect Lake Elmo before moving forward.
City landscape staff (Sarah) presented a planting plan that removed trees from the initial concept because existing planting beds were small (about 250 square feet) and likely lacked sufficient soil volume for healthy tree…
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