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DPW proposes corridor ambassadors and a shift of many street-tree responsibilities to property owners
Summary
Public Works proposed a partial restoration of its community corridors program and recommended transferring maintenance responsibility for many city street trees to fronting property owners over several years, citing limited resources and a $600,000 proposed reduction.
Ed Ryskin, Director of Public Works, told the Budget and Finance Committee the department faces a long-term mismatch between service demand and resources and proposed a set of targeted changes to preserve core frontline services.
The budget includes a $950,000 community corridors apprenticeship program that would put workers into busy commercial…
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