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Residents question plan to plant dozens of trees at Grama McKay Park; council says plantings honor sister‑city cherry trees
Summary
Residents expressed concern that planting roughly 50 trees at Grama McKay Park could remove usable green space for neighborhood kids; city staff said recent plantings were intended to enhance or replace Japanese cherry trees as part of a sister‑city effort and that no additional plantings beyond those recently installed were planned.
Several residents raised questions during public comment about recent tree plantings at Grama McKay Park, telling the council that the neighborhood uses the open green space for children and informal play.
Madison Hickman, who identified herself as the soon‑to‑be representative of Troy’s 3rd Ward, said many neighbors had contacted her about the…
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