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Council presses state for Highway 9 tree removals, cites life-safety concerns
Summary
Council members said roadside trees on Highway 9 pose evacuation and safety risks and discussed seeking help from the governor's office to get Caltrans to remove about 80 trees before next fire season.
Council members raised public-safety concerns about large roadside trees along Highway 9 and described efforts to secure state action to remove them.
One council member said the effort to get Caltrans to remove trees has encountered resistance and that the governor's office may be the appropriate channel for relief: "It's the governor's office that has the authority to, require Caltrans to remove the trees." The member urged more direct contact with state officials and volunteers with contacts in Sacramento to escalate the issue.
Council members emphasized that the trees pose a safety risk because some neighborhoods rely on Highway 9 as a primary egress. One member set a target to remove about 80 trees before next year's fire season and said they will continue to pursue state contacts to achieve that outcome.
