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Post Falls urban forestry reports tree removals, nursery expansion and proposed code change on street trees
Summary
Urban Forester Preston Hill told the commission crews are removing beetle-killed trees along corridors, the city expanded storage and nursery capacity, and staff propose moving the street-tree requirement from City Code Title 17 to Title 12 to remove a developer 'cash out' option.
Preston Hill, Urban Forester for the City of Post Falls, briefed the Parks Commission on winter operations, tree removals, nursery work and code updates.
Hill said crews completed a large in-house project installing two 20-foot shipping containers and pallet racking to accommodate staff growth and equipment needs. He described an ongoing large-scale removal of dead and dying trees—many killed or degraded by bark beetles—along the Centennial…
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