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Resident urges tree removal over utility risk; city stops short of ordering removal
Summary
A State Street resident requested removal of a city oak whose root ball crosses water and gas laterals and argued the tree presents a potential gas-hazard risk. Staff reported no active gas leak and said removing the tree would set a difficult precedent; council asked staff to maintain monitoring and provide options but declined immediate removal.
A lengthy public exchange examined whether the city should remove a large oak on State Street after staff investigation of reported leaks and utilities.
Resident Chris Juden Patel said a water leak was repaired between the meter and the house and that subsequent inspection revealed a gas lateral running beneath the tree’s root ball. "We are now…
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