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Residents ask council to preserve 30-year 'angel tree' as sidewalk repair is considered
Summary
Homeowners told the North Las Vegas council that a 30-year "angel tree" on Edgehill Way is a monumental tree and asked the city to pause removal while alternatives to full removal are explored; code-enforcement and sidewalk safety issues were cited, and staff offered to meet with residents after the meeting.
Several residents at the Jan. 7 North Las Vegas City Council meeting urged the council to preserve a large, 30-year-old memorial "angel tree" on Edgehill Way during a code-enforcement dispute over a slightly uneven sidewalk.
Gina Anderson (3434 Edgehill Way) said she was asking the council "that the angel tree not be removed," noting the Nevada Division of Forestry had measured the tree and placed it under professional review as a monumental tree. She asked the city to "pause at this time and allow for rational, collaborative decision-making" and offered to work with staff on alternatives to removal.
Her neighbor, Kent Anderson (also 3434 Edge Hill Way, Ward 2), said the tree had been purchased from the Nevada Division of Forestry nursery at Tule Springs and described energy-cost and cooling benefits. He said code enforcement had told him one branch did not meet the required 10-foot clearance over the sidewalk and that enforcement later indicated the sidewalk uplift (he said six sidewalk squares) could trigger removal of the entire tree. Anderson said the choice was "simple: Replace concrete versus an irreplaceable living tree." He asked the council to grant a stay while they gathered more information.
The mayor offered to have staff and Councilwoman Garcia Anderson meet with the residents after the meeting to review options; no final decision was recorded on the record during the meeting.
Other public commenters raised traffic and safety concerns (street racing and bus speeds) and a veteran described veterans's housing and care challenges; those speakers did not reference the tree issue.
What happens next: Staff and the ward councilmember offered to meet with the residents after the meeting to discuss alternatives; the transcript records no formal action or vote on the tree issue during the Jan. 7 meeting.
Representative quotes: "I'm here to respectfully ask that the angel tree not be removed," Gina Anderson said. "The choice in front of us is simple. Replace concrete versus an irreplaceable living tree," Kent Anderson said.
Status: No action recorded; matter left for staff follow-up and a post-meeting meeting with council staff.
