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Isanti council directs staff to address imminent emerald ash borer hazards, defers broader policy
Summary
The Isanti City Council authorized staff to remove trees posing immediate hazards from emerald ash borer infestation and asked for a fuller plan and fresh vendor quotes at the next meeting; councilors declined to set a formal right-of-way removal policy without more data and grant outcomes.
Isanti — The Isanti City Council on Feb. 18 authorized city staff to assess and remove ash trees identified as an "imminent danger" from emerald ash borer infestation, while postponing broader policy decisions on right-of-way removal and replanting until staff returns with a fuller report and updated vendor quotes.
Council members debated numbers and costs during a lengthy discussion that recapped prior study work and a pending grant application. Staff recounted that a prior inventory identified 477 ash trees across city property — 396 in street right-of-way and 81 on parks and city-owned property — and that the city applied for grant funding to remove and replant 481 park trees…
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