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Council allows Anasazi HOA to trim beetle-infected junipers in conservation easement with conditions
Summary
The Anasazi Plateau HOA requested permission to remove or treat beetle‑infested juniper limbs within the town-held conservation easement; the council approved a conditional authorization requiring vehicles and staging stay outside the easement, protection of native vegetation, off-site disposal of mulch, and coordination with the fire district.
Jerry Healy and HOA representatives asked the council for permission to treat native juniper trees in the Anasazi Plateau conservation easement to mitigate a bark‑beetle infestation.
Staff explained the conservation easement gives the town authority to approve such work. HOA representatives described drone surveys estimating 10–15% infection among approximately 600 trees; their proposed remedy was selective pruning of infected limbs, mulching, and removal of mulch from town limits to avoid spreading the beetles.
Council added conditions to the approval aimed at protecting the easement's conservation values: vehicles and staging areas must remain on roads (not encroach on the easement), equipment and stockpiles must be outside the easement, the arborist must avoid disturbing native vegetation, cut limbs and mulch must be removed to an appropriate off-site disposal area, and the HOA must coordinate fire-safety plans with Hurricane Valley Fire District.
Council approved the conditioned authorization unanimously.
