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Trustee outlines nuisance-tree task force plan, state database and pest assessment option
Summary
Trustee Bell reported that a nuisance-tree task force will use a Colorado state tree database to catalog problem trees, prioritize town right-of-way removals and can contract a pest assessment service at $93 per hour to map beetle infestations.
Trustee Bell described the nuisance-tree task force's goals: align with town values (public safety, forest health and preserving natural beauty), use a state database to inventory nuisance trees (including condition and management fields), and prioritize high-risk trees in town rights of way for removal or mitigation.
Bell said the state forest service could perform an annual bug assessment and provided the rate: "For $93 an hour, the forest service will, go through the community, making a map of where Ips beetles, mountain Rocky Mountain, pine beetle, and other pestilence exist." The task force will bring specific recommendations to the Board of Trustees for next steps and potential contracting.
