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Laguna Hills council directs staff to remove flammable junipers on Paseo de Valencia slope, fund replanting

City of Laguna Hills City Council · October 14, 2025
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Summary

Following resident complaints and OCFA guidance calling junipers undesirable near homes, the council directed staff to proceed with removal and replanting on the Paseo de Valencia slope using available prior‑year landscape funds and exploring community volunteer replanting; initial contractor proposals total about $101,000.

The Laguna Hills City Council directed staff to proceed with removal of juniper shrubs on the south side of Paseo de Valencia between La Paz Road and Alicia Parkway and to implement replanting to reduce fire risk and avoid erosion.

Staff reported two vendor proposals for removal (approximately $37,000 and $47,002.50) and a replanting and irrigation repair proposal of…

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