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Waynesville adopts municipal tree ordinance to protect public trees and create advisory board
Summary
After a presentation by the Environmental Sustainability Board, the council adopted an ordinance to manage trees on public property, delegate oversight to the public works director, establish an advisory tree board of up to seven members, and require an annual maintenance plan and budget.
The Town of Waynesville adopted a municipal tree ordinance proposed by its Environmental Sustainability Board, directing protection and proactive management of trees on public properties, streets and rights-of-way.
Presenter Kate Curtin described the ordinance’s principal elements: authority for the town to protect and maintain publicly owned trees (it does not cover private property),…
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