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Albany posts Street Tree Management Plan; staff seek council direction on policy and funding
Summary
Public Works reviewed the recently adopted Street Tree Management Plan, outlining near‑term implementation (systematized maintenance, community engagement), a recommended 10‑year canopy monitoring cycle, and the need for council action on policy changes and funding options to expand services.
Devorah Zotterer, Public Works program manager, presented an update on the city’s Street Tree Management Plan, which the City Council adopted on Sept. 15. The plan has two core pieces: a 2023 street‑tree inventory and a programmatic plan with goals, objectives and recommended actions.
Zotterer said the plan’s near‑term work (1–2 years) focuses on building foundational capacity: defining maintenance responsibilities, updating policies that limit proactive city work on private trees, and pursuing funding mechanisms if council directs larger…
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