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Varney urges enforcement of tree codes and highlights city’s tree inventory amid emerald ash borer concerns
Your Vote Counts (program) / League of Women Voters of Marion and Polk Counties · April 20, 2026
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Councilor Mickey Varney said Salem’s tree code protects heritage and significant trees, noted storm and pest losses since 2021, and reported the city has inventoried nearly 50,000 trees as part of a natural resources inventory of streams and riparian areas.
Councilor Mickey Varney described Salem’s tree code work and natural resources inventory, saying the code is intended to protect heritage and significant trees and help balance…
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