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Evansville tree board approves removal of dozens of hazardous trees, plans fall replantings
Summary
The Evansville City Tree Advisory Board approved a large list of structurally weak or dead trees for removal in parks and rights-of-way and signaled plans for fall replantings and neighborhood plantings funded by city grants and the Salt Waste District.
The Evansville City Tree Advisory Board voted Aug. 1 to approve a large list of structurally weak and dying trees in parks and public rights-of-way, citing public-safety hazards and a backlog from years of reduced parks staffing. The board recorded the motion and voiced unanimous assent during the meeting.
Board members described the removal list as unusually large because parks had been without a full crew for a couple of years, producing what one member called “basically two years’ worth…
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