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Michigan City Tree Board pushes ordinance updates and canopy restoration fund as development grows
Summary
The Michigan City Tree Board and public works director outlined proposed changes to vegetation ordinances to broaden tree protection from species lists toward canopy-focused measures, discussed mitigation payments for developers and a dedicated canopy restoration fund, and said staff will clarify enforcement and licensing language.
WENDY BACHER, Michigan City public works director, told the Tree Board on March 4 that staff and the city forester are preparing proposed changes to the city's vegetation and tree preservation ordinances intended to strengthen protections and make the rules clearer across permitting and subdivision processes.
The discussion focused on moving beyond a species-specific approach to preservation and toward protecting canopy as a collective resource, Bacher said. "We're trying to broaden it a little bit to get more tree protection, so that there could be more when you do the tree inventory," she said, arguing that canopy measures would better capture collective…
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