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Vienna council urges Dominion Energy to curb clear‑cutting on W&OD Trail
Summary
The Vienna Town Council unanimously approved a resolution asking Dominion Energy to stop wide clear‑cutting along the W&OD Trail, adopt selective pruning and a taller vegetation policy, submit site plans for impacts, and replant affected areas with native species and pollinator‑friendly mixes.
The Vienna Town Council on March 24 approved a resolution urging Dominion Energy to halt plans to "clear cut most of the trees" along the W&OD Trail and to adopt a formal, written policy of selective pruning and broader vegetation-height limits.
Mayor Linda J. Colbert read the resolution aloud, including the council's request that Dominion "end its plan to clear cut most of the trees on the 33 miles of the W&OD Trail" and that the utility "adopt a formal and written policy of selective pruning of only the trees that pose a direct…
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