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Athens Shade Tree Commission to revisit code-change ideas after city pauses proposed rules
Athens Shade Tree Commission · November 14, 2025
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Summary
Commission members reviewed sample tree-code language from other cities and discussed regrouping after Speaker 1 said the city has stopped pursuing earlier code changes that would have affected street-tree rules; members flagged soil-access standards and aim to work cooperatively with city council.
At the Nov. 13 meeting, Speaker 1 told the Athens Shade Tree Commission that city-proposed code changes affecting the commission and planting requirements had been the subject of public opposition and that the city "is no longer pursuing those" changes. Speaker 1 said the…
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