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Mount Vernon Shade Tree Commission outlines invasive-removal push, plans tree replacements for Safe Routes sidewalk project
Summary
The Mount Vernon Shade Tree Commission described a citywide invasive-species removal program (70 Bradford pears removed last year) and work tied to the Martinsburg Road Safe Routes to School sidewalk, where 17 trees were identified for removal and replacement in the right-of-way.
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Shade Tree Commission on Monday reported progress on a citywide invasive-species removal effort and mapped tree removals and replacements tied to a Safe Routes to School sidewalk project on Martinsburg Road.
The commission’s representative on the topic (Speaker 6) said the commission voted last year to begin removing invasive trees and shrubs across the city and that crews removed "70 Bradford pears in our community" during that work. He said replacements will follow once weather and planting windows permit. "POs have been created and the work is scheduled," he…
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