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Committee recommends denying waiver for $3,841 unauthorized tree-removal fee
Summary
A property owner asked the Parks Committee to waive a $3,841 fee assessed after a city-owned street tree was removed without authorization. The committee questioned transparency of billing and contractor liability but voted 2–1 to recommend denial to the Common Council.
The Green Bay Parks, Recreation and Forestry Committee on July 9 recommended denying a request to waive a $3,841 fee assessed after a city-owned street tree was removed without authorization from the 500 block of South Oakland Avenue.
Staff told the committee its inspection found a stump in the right-of-way that the forestry supervisor had not authorized. The city’s policy for assessing unauthorized tree removals — adopted by the City Council and included in the meeting packet — uses an…
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