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Stayton removes downtown trees for sidewalk repairs; public works plans smaller planters and nursery replacements
Summary
Public works removed six downtown trees to allow sidewalk repairs and proposes reinstalling 3x3 planters with smaller, non‑rooting species and growing replacements in a city nursery; staff said the upfront cost is higher but lifecycle costs should be lower and a fuller plan will be presented mid‑January.
Stayton — City crews began removing trees in the downtown core so crews can repair sidewalks, and public works officials outlined a plan to replace the trees in smaller planters and grow replacements at a city nursery.
“ We are currently in the process of taking the trees out so that we can actually repair the footpaths or sidewalks,” Barry Buchanan, interim public works director, said. Buchanan said the current work focuses on trees outside the court and on Florence Road — three trees on Florence Road and three outside the court — and that crews will remove roots that damage sidewalks before…
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