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Board upholds DPW tree-removal permit for Masonic Streetscape after extensive public comment
Summary
After hours of testimony, the Board of Appeals on Sept. 2 denied an appeal of a Department of Public Works order to remove and replace street trees along Masonic Avenue, finding the project’s safety and complete-streets objectives justified the removals while requiring environmental findings; vote was 4-0.
The Board of Appeals voted 4–0 on Sept. 2 to deny an appeal of a Department of Public Works order authorizing removal and replacement of street trees for the Masonic Streetscape Improvement Project.
Project manager John Dennis and DPW staff framed the work as a "complete streets" safety overhaul: narrower travel lanes, protected bicycle facilities, widened sidewalks and a planted median. Dennis told the board the project proposes removing 49…
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