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Staff proposes raising tree surety fee from $350 to $550; commission forwards resolution to common council
Summary
Parks staff presented a resolution to update the developer 'tree surety' fee from $350 (set in 2003) to $550 per tree with a later increase to $600 and an annual inflation-indexed adjustment starting in 2030; the commission approved forwarding the resolution to common council on April 20.
Rick (parks staff) told the commission the tree surety fee charged to developers has not been updated since 2003 and no longer reflects current planting and contractor costs.
"The tree surety, account, or I should say the fee charged to developers is currently $350 per tree, which was approved on 02/10/2003," Rick…
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