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Board upholds DPW denial for tree removal at 291 Page Street after split vote
Summary
The Board of Appeals voted 3–2 on a motion to overturn DPW’s denial of a tree-removal permit at 291 Page Street, but four votes are required to overturn a departmental action under the charter; the denial therefore was upheld. DPW recommended pruning and replacement options; the appellant argued the tree presented safety and livability problems.
The Board of Appeals upheld the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry’s denial of a private-property tree-removal permit at 291 Page Street after a 3–2 vote failed to meet the four-vote threshold needed to overturn a department decision.
Carla Short, urban forester with the Bureau of Urban Forestry, told the board the department inspected the Chinese elm and, while it had girdling and dense canopy, it was not "hazardous" as asserted by the appellant and could be managed through pruning. "I would argue that the arborist report also does…
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