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Volunteers and staff fill 16 of 26 downtown tree wells, council speaker says
Summary
A speaker reported that staff and partners identified 26 vacant downtown tree wells and filled 16 so far, while cautioning about small 3x3-foot planting areas and underground utilities that constrain tree selection and growth.
Unidentified Speaker 1 (role not specified) described a winter effort with volunteers and staff to address downtown tree wells, saying the city identified 26 vacant wells and has placed trees in 16 of them so far. The transcript lists volunteers and advocates involved, including Friends of the Carmel Forest, Scott Lonergan, longtime forest advocate Melanie Billig and Doug Schmitz.
The speaker emphasized the physical constraints of many tree wells — "some of the smallest 3 by 3, which is 9 square feet" — and warned that small planting areas, underground utilities and high pedestrian and vehicle activity can make it difficult for juvenile trees to thrive. The speaker also noted that the planted trees are not ash trees and asked residents to avoid treating tree wells as dog-waste zones. The transcript does not record a formal motion or funding line tied directly to this tree-planting effort.
