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Stow Tree Commission weighs cost-share, replanting policy and sidewalk mitigation
Summary
Commissioners debated whether the city's long-standing —ee-for-replacement—ive/opt-in policy is hindering canopy goals, discussed sidewalk mitigation funding, liability for hazardous public trees and recommended a formal review of the tree management plan.
Stow City's Tree Commission spent the meeting debating whether the city's opt-in cost-share approach to replacing removed street trees helps or hinders urban canopy goals and public safety.
Speaker 3 (commission member) summarized the practical effect of the current policy: when crews remove a tree from the tree lawn, residents typically must apply and pay to have a new tree planted in that same spot. "If you want another one, you have to pay for it," Speaker 3 said, describing the opt-in process that has been in place for roughly a decade. Commissioners said that approach has reduced complaints in some neighborhoods but may depress…
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