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Council approves removal of three specimen trees at Trinity Park; denies removal of larger post oak
Summary
After public staff presentations and developer revisions to preserve additional trees, the council approved removal of three specified specimen trees but voted 4–1 to deny removing a large multi-trunk post oak that the original plan development had shown preserved.
The Town Council approved removal of three specimen trees on a 3.9-acre site proposed for campus-industrial redevelopment, and denied removal of a fourth, larger post oak.
Town planning staff said the developer revised the site plan after the April meeting to abandon a proposed cross-connection drive and to preserve additional trees in a designated preservation area; the changes saved roughly a dozen trees and preserved an additional 21.5-inch post oak that was close to specimen size. Staff reported three specimen trees remained requested for removal and recommended approval of those…
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