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Evansville tree board approves removal of trees for DoubleTree parking with arborist oversight and two-for-one replanting
Summary
On Sept. 5, 2024 the City of Evansville Tree Advisory Board approved removing four street trees in front of the DoubleTree hotel to add on-street parking, with conditions that the city arborist be consulted and that the city plant two trees for every one removed over the next few years.
At its Sept. 5 meeting, the City of Evansville Tree Advisory Board approved removal of several street trees on Sixth Street near the DoubleTree hotel to allow on-street parking, provided the city arborist reviews placement and a two-for-one replanting plan is implemented.
Lana Abel, deputy director of the Department of Metropolitan Development, told the board the area was redeveloped around 2016–2018 (DoubleTree hotel and the medical school) and that a traffic reconfiguration tied to the Walnut Street corridor project requires reassigning a…
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