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Tree commission authorizes staff to select street tree for 2772 Powell amid site constraints

6497767 · October 16, 2025
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After debate about utility lines and tree size, the Bexley Tree Commission voted to authorize staff to choose an appropriate street tree species for 2772 Powell rather than plant the originally selected shantung maple.

The Bexley Tree Commission voted to allow city staff member Grant to select an appropriate street tree for 2772 Powell, citing unusual site constraints that make the originally selected shantung maple inappropriate.

Grant said a resident at 2772 Powell asked for a city-planted street tree but that the site's conditions — two houses adjacent to the planting strip, a streetlight, downspouts and a power line about 15 feet from the grass — made planting a medium or large tree impractical. “I had a…

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