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Live oak tree protections

The city wants to protect big live oaks by requiring permits and replacement plantings before they can be cut down. Local tree experts and residents say the draft is too broad, could amount to a property-rights overreach, and needs input from licensed arborists. It's on hold for two months while revisions are made.

2 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Nov 2, 2026

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Willow Grove drainage and the Kleinpeter development

Settlers Circle residents described years of street flooding and demanded drainage fixes before any new development upstream. The Kleinpeter concept-plan revision failed when no motion carried, but the underlying flooding problem — and the property's permissive zoning — remains unresolved.

9 mentionsLast discussed Oct 5, 2026