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City staff schedules several tree removals, moves forward Tree City USA application
Summary
City forestry staff reported that previously approved removals and topping work (Creekside Campground, Ponderosa near Creekside Drive, Habitat snake by Country Coffee) have invoices approved or are being scheduled; staff is preparing the Tree City USA application and will return with metrics for a possible growth award.
City forestry staff told the board that the tree removal approved at the last meeting at Creekside Campground has an invoice approved and will be scheduled, and that topping work for a Ponderosa near Creekside Drive and at the Habitat snake by Country Coffee is being arranged. Staff clarified that a roadside dead tree is ODOT responsibility but the city's arborist will perform removal if ODOT provides traffic control.
Staff also described progress on the annual Tree City USA application and said the board would be updated with granular numbers (trees planted, removed, improved; expenditures per capita) once the application is submitted. The staff described a two‑step process for a separate growth award, which can be pursued after the main application is filed.
