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Public urges Davis commission to demand tree-planting accounting and budget action
Summary
During public comment March 23, residents pressed the Climate and Environmental Justice Commission to require a city report showing how many trees were planted and removed, to prioritize canopy equity, and to convert those requests into action items or resolutions before the budget process.
During public comment at the March 23 meeting of the Climate and Environmental Justice Commission, residents urged the commission to require a formal accounting of urban-tree plantings and removals, to prioritize equity in canopy distribution and to advocate for dedicated tree-planting funds during the budget cycle.
A resident who spoke without giving a name said the city should not treat the item as a 'report-only' matter. "You should ask for an accounting,'" the resident said, and urged the commission to make the tree-status item an action item so the commission…
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