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Resident urges Rosenberg council to protect trees as housing expands
Summary
A longtime Rosenberg resident told council she has watched tree cover decline as housing developments expand and asked that the council add an agenda item requiring developers to replant trees and leave green space to protect air quality.
Cindy LaVave, who said she has lived in the area for 30 years, urged the council to address environmental-quality impacts from rapid housing development, arguing that clearing trees reduces air quality and harms residents' breathing.
"When those trees are gone, there goes our fresh air," LaVave said, urging the council to add an item to a future agenda to require developers to replant trees and preserve open park areas. She cited friends working in related fields and described widespread loss of tree cover associated with neighborhood buildout.
The mayor thanked LaVave for her comments and said the council would consider adding an agenda item for future discussion; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
