It will be limited in scope, and will be part of the setback requirements for remodels to start. Will go into effect in August. New City Manager went spent 7 hours with a forestry crew and was impressed with work being done and importance of the department. The city will also be getting a new arboreal inspector in the 2002. Whittier neighborhood project has received good public response.
Homeowners have to go thru a care and maintenance workshop if they want trees replaced.
Jon reported DED losses down, but they lost over 50 trees in the last storm, including 15 large spruce on Pontiac and American elms split in half. Trees were defoliated, containers destroyed. Money will come from city services for cleanup, thought there s just a small amount available for replacements for next year. Street scaping project is now up to 2.6 million and the city be responsible for maintenance. They ve been more involved in wetland mitigation that tree planting lately.