Committee OKs preservation plan for cottonwoods, notes 31% coverage target
Jul 28, 2026
Reviewers said the industrial parking‑lot landscaping will preserve a row of cottonwoods and increase tree coverage to about 31%; species choices were noted but some planting details were not included in the packet.
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The committee reviewed an industrial landscape layout that preserves an existing row of cottonwoods and proposes supplemental plantings. The Chair summarized plant selections mentioned in the packet — "hedge maples, silver lindens, silcova, and eastern redbuds" — and said the proposal would bring the site to roughly 31% tree coverage.
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