In her draft minutes from the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting Tuesday, City Clerk Renata McLeod provides the council discussion re: tree cut on Coeur d'Alene's Dike Road. It includes in part:
"Mayor Widmyer stated that in the beginning the Army Corp said that all the trees and vegetation needed to go, and the City negotiated to keep trees. The arborist from Ruen Yeager found 300 or so trees had health issues and needed to go. The community believed the City saved 700 trees without considering the two other elements; slope restoration and breach of the levee. This led to false hope and the City celebrated too soon. Ms. Winters felt the community was excited to not have to remove all of the trees; however, the geotechnical analysis was not complete at the announcement of the 350 tree removal number. Mayor Widmyer asked if there were any trees removed that should not have been. Ms. Winters stated that, in in her opinion, there were not." More here.
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and the City negotiated to keep trees. The arborist from Ruen Yeager found 300 or so trees had health issues and needed to go. The community believed the City saved 700 trees without considering the two other elements; slope restoration and breach of the levee. This led to false hope and the City celebrated too soon. Ms. Winters felt the community was excited to not have to remove all of the trees; however, the geotechnical analysis was not complete at the announcement of the 350 tree removal number. Mayor Widmyer asked if there were any trees removed that should not have been. Ms. Winters stated that, in in her opinion, there were not." More here.
