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Tree commission urges township-wide oak-wilt pruning moratorium; board asks staff for fiscal and enforcement options
Summary
The Tree Commission recommended expanding the oak-wilt pruning moratorium township‑wide and outlined mitigation steps (trenching, removal of infected trees, fungicide treatments within ~120 feet). The board asked staff to analyze fiscal impacts, enforcement language, and whether mitigation costs should be borne by the township or property owners.
Ferguson Township’s Tree Commission presented a technical briefing and policy recommendation on oak wilt during the October 20 board meeting, urging the board to extend an existing pruning moratorium beyond the regional growth boundary to the entire township and to consider administrative and enforcement language for mitigation.
Art Castell, chair of the Tree Commission, explained oak wilt transmission pathways: insect-vectored spread via pruning wounds in the growing season and root-to-root spread in connected oak stands. He recommended a moratorium on pruning during the…
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