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Resident urges council to save large Taylor Park live oak as renovation plans proceed
Summary
A resident asked the council to preserve a mature live oak in the back of Taylor Park amid a $6 million renovation and proposed low-income housing; city staff said the approved site plan and driveway locations risk damaging root systems and urban forestry advised removal of trees that would be fatally harmed, and staff said they would review alternatives.
A Mobile resident told the City Council she wants the city to preserve a large live oak at Taylor Park while the city proceeds with a $6 million park improvement project that also contemplates low-income housing on the site.
Aan Warner described the tree, the community garden and flood concerns behind the gymnasium and said the project's drawings do not show removal of that…
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