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Rules Committee recommends Urban Forestry Council slate, highlights canopy funding and tree maintenance concerns
Summary
The Rules Committee recommended a slate of Urban Forestry Council members and discussed canopy expansion, maintenance backlogs, sidewalk liability and a potential parcel tax to fund street-tree care, while ensuring geographic representation.
The Rules Committee on March 12 recommended nominees to the Urban Forestry Council and used the discussion to press for a sustained maintenance program and funding to support the city—s long-term canopy goals.
Chair John Avalos and council-aligned speakers emphasized the need to move from planting to sustained care; Friends of the Urban Forest and the Academy of Sciences described the city—s urban forest plan and the maintenance…
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