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Maplewood considers inspection-and-education approach after Oak Wilt cases impose large homeowner bills
Summary
Public works director Steve Love said Maplewood recorded 131 Oak Wilt identifications across 47 properties and outlined four options for private‑property response; council members signaled support for a hybrid of inspection/education and broader public outreach after a homeowner faced about $11,000 in costs.
Maplewood officials spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 26 workshop on Oak Wilt, a fungal disease that disproportionately kills red oaks. Public works director Steve Love briefed the council on how the disease spreads, city incidence data and response options for private property.
“Oak Wilt is a fungal disease… red Oaks are primarily the ones that get, they generally can die like within weeks,” Love said. He told the council that from 2022 through 2025 the city identified 131 affected trees on 47 properties — roughly 2.7 trees per property —…
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