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Tumwater staff present three-year Gary Oak treatment plan, invite historic commission review
Summary
Assistant City Administrator Kelly Adams presented a conservative three-year work plan for the city’s nominated Gary Oak, said staff have a DAHP permit for year one and invited the historic preservation commission to review the proposal at a Thursday meeting at 6:30 p.m.; project documents are now on the city website.
Kelly Adams, assistant city administrator and the project manager for the Gary Oak treatment, briefed the Tumwater Tree Board on Jan. 12 about a three-year plan to manage the health and public-safety risks of the city’s nominated Gary Oak.
"We received a council resolution to commit to option B and to move forward on maintaining safety, but also maintaining the health of the tree," Adams said, describing a conservative approach developed with Todd Prager & Associates that phases ground and mulching work in year one and defers heavier pruning to year two. Adams said the plan is…
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