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Talent council backs urban-forestry recommendations, directs staff to pursue OWEB amendments and interagency agreements
Summary
Council unanimously directed staff to pursue agreements with Jackson County and ODOT to plant OWEB-funded trees south of Lynn Newbury Park, contact the Medford Water Commission about irrigation, and to seek amendments to the OWEB agreement to expand the project scope; committee member Jason Clark urged timely planting and careful median planning.
Talent — The Talent City Council on Nov. 20 approved steps to expand the reach of an Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) tree-recovery project, directing staff to pursue intergovernmental agreements and amendments to the grant scope and to evaluate median work on Highway 99.
Staff presented three recommended actions: (1) obtain engineering and traffic-safety cost estimates to modify Highway 99 center medians consistent with the Urban Forestry Committee’s plan; (2) pursue agreements with Jackson County and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to plant additional OWEB-funded trees on a 1,350-foot strip south of Lynn…
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