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Committee recommends updating street-tree guide after residents raise crabapple accessibility concerns
Summary
Staff relayed a resident complaint that crabapples and flowering pears create messy sidewalks and impede people using wheelchairs; the committee agreed the street-tree guide is a living document and discussed specifying fruitless varieties or removing problematic species.
A citizen complaint about crabapples and flowering pears prompted the Draper City Tree Committee to discuss revisions to the city’s street-tree guide to reduce sidewalk mess and improve accessibility.
Staff told the committee that a resident had reported difficulty using sidewalks because of fruit drop from certain species. Committee members agreed this…
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