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Albany commission approves removal of two Marin Avenue trees to install lighting and stormwater improvements
Summary
The commission approved staff recommendations to remove two trees at the Nielsen/Marin intersection — a multi‑stem liquidambar judged to be high‑risk with root decay and a London plane constrained by lighting placement. A property owner spoke in support and the motion passed with one abstention.
Staff presented the Wren Avenue/Marin Avenue rehabilitation project and the need for two specific tree removals at the Nielsen intersection to accommodate stormwater catch‑basins and new intersection lighting.
Urban forester John Hockridge described the southwest tree (a multi‑stem liquidambar) as showing significant root‑plate decay and Armillaria fungal indicators. "This tree is really a high risk…
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