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Residents say contractor mishandled recent plantings; council hears OWEB grant update
Summary
Two residents told the Talent council that recently removed/dug-up trees on Highway 99 and other gateway sites were critically damaged and urged replanting and stronger oversight; staff updated the council on an OWEB post-fire grant to plant about 1,000 native trees and irrigation/placement challenges.
Public comment at the start of the Dec. 4 meeting centered on recently disturbed plantings on Highway 99 and other gateway sites. Jason Clark, a Talent resident, described trees removed on Monday as "some of the best trees and most important trees in Talent," told the council he believed 14 trees were dug up with rootballs too small to survive and urged the city to replant rather than leave the trees vulnerable. "When your trees are vigorous after 4 years of planting, that's victory," Clark said; he said the damage likely resulted from a…
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