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Residents urge tree removal for butterfly garden and press council on speeding and yard maintenance
Summary
Public commenters asked the town to remove a hazardous pine near a portable classroom to make way for a butterfly garden, and another resident urged action on speeding and vegetation clearance on neighborhood roads.
During public comment, Rosemary Moring asked the council to remove a pine tree near a portable classroom that she described as a fire and health hazard and offered to donate and plant two replacement trees to support a proposed butterfly garden. "If you all will take that tree down, I'll buy 2 trees to replace them and put them there," she said, citing a prior small fire in the portable's roof and concerns about pine needles.
Catherine Skirvin of Southwinds Drive raised concerns about speeding and maintenance on Andrew Redding Road, saying vehicular speeds have increased and that vegetation, including coconut trees, is encroaching on electric lines. Council acknowledged the concerns, thanked speakers, and indicated staff and relevant departments would follow up on tree removal and traffic enforcement or trimming as appropriate.
