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Aberdeen board to ask NCDOT for replanting plan after widespread highway clearing
Summary
Following public concern about tree clearing along state highways, Aberdeen’s board authorized the manager to send a letter requesting that NCDOT provide replanting plans and to coordinate with town officials and regional representatives.
Town leaders and residents pressed the board on Jan. 25 over recent large-scale clearing of roadside vegetation by the North Carolina Department of Transportation along several highways that pass through Aberdeen.
Board members said the town has received complaints and social-media posts about extensive clearing that left corridors stripped of trees and landscaping. The mayor and commissioners expressed concern about aesthetics, erosion control and the lack of clarity from NCDOT about post-construction replanning. The board authorized the town manager to send a letter to the local NCDOT division requesting details on replanting, to copy regional officials, and to offer town participation in replanting plans.
The motion passed by voice vote; the transcript includes no roll-call tally. Staff will share the draft letter with commissioners before sending.
