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Resident group urges Lakewood to bolster Gary Oak protections and pause Flock Safety cameras
Summary
At council public comment, Christina Manetti of the Gary Oak Coalition described severe pruning of protected Gary Oaks and urged the council to enact stronger tree protections and penalties; she also urged an immediate suspension and public review of the city's Flock Safety license-plate camera program citing data‑access concerns.
During the council's public comment period, Christina Manetti, speaking for the Gary Oak Coalition and as a Lakewood resident, described what she called "mutilation" of protected Gary Oak trees in multiple neighborhoods and urged the city to take immediate action to prevent further loss.
Manetti said workers at one site near Meadow and Ardmore claimed they were pruning but that accompanying photos (submitted to council) showed extreme cutting that threatens the trees' survival. "Such so‑called pruning is…
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