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DeKalb committee backs urban tree canopy study, directs near-term actions
Summary
The PECS Committee recommended adoption of the DeKalb County Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and prioritized changes including updating the tree bank to accept cash for land acquisition, pursuing Tree City USA designation, and evaluating LIDAR data and ordinance revisions.
The DeKalb County Planning, Economic Development and Community Services (PECS) Committee voted to recommend adoption of the county’s Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and endorsed a set of near‑term priorities meant to protect existing forested areas and guide future plantings.
Ms. Cathy Reid, from the Department of Planning and Sustainability, told the committee the consultant’s study of unincorporated DeKalb found canopy cover of about 60.4% — a net increase of roughly 2% from 2010 to 2023 — and estimated that the county’s trees provide “over $45,000,000 in…
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