Hamtramck amends process for public trees, keeps $500 fee and creates replacement fund
The council advanced an amendment to Chapter 54 clarifying that Department of Public Services controls publicly owned trees, keeping the previously agreed $500 fee and creating a fund to value and replace trees removed by development; staff said a tree-planting grant will add about 1,000 trees over four years.
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The Hamtramck City Council opened and processed a public hearing on amendments to Chapter 54 (trees and shrubs) during the June 23 meeting, clarifying that the changes apply only to publicly owned trees and reaffirming a $500 fee the council had previously reduced at first reading.
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