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Hendersonville waives tree‑bank fees for qualifying nonprofits; Grace Place referenced for retroactive refund
Summary
The board unanimously passed a resolution allowing qualifying nonprofits to be exempt from paying into the city tree bank and authorized procedures for retroactive refunds; Grace Place’s $58,000 payment was cited as the catalyst for the change.
The Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to authorize a waiver for qualifying nonprofit organizations to avoid paying into the city’s tree bank fund and to provide for repayment where appropriate.
Mayor Robertson explained that Grace Place, a nonprofit building on New Shackle Island Road, recently paid $58,000 into the city’s tree bank after removing trees to develop…
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