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Grand Island conservation board presses town over stalled tree law and lawyer edits
Summary
The board said it completed a proposed tree-protection law but has seen months of delay after sending edits to the town lawyer; members worry developer-oriented changes and slow follow-up will weaken protections for public trees and hold up Tree City USA application.
The Grand Island Conservation Advisory Board said March 26 it has finished a locally drafted tree-protection law but has seen months of delay after sending its edits to the town lawyer, and members warned the town board may adopt a version influenced by developers rather than the committee’s text.
Chair said the committee completed a line-by-line edit and submitted it to the lawyer, but has had limited follow-up. “He actually took that, and it looks like there's action on that,” the…
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