Although the city’s 511-page Historic Cemeteries Master Plan has gotten quick approval from relevant boards and commissions before heading to City Council, several bodies have tacked on their own concerns along the way. The master plan, which considers the future of five historic municipal cemeteries in Austin, most recently received unanimous approval from Parks and […]
Urban Forestry Board
Austin’s Urban Forestry Board is responsible for developing comprehensive urban forestry plans and, under City Code, may plan and recommend any actions which the board determines necessary regarding “the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs and other landscaping” in public areas.
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Urban Forestry Board critical of USA Cycling report
Members of the Urban Forestry Board are highly critical of the methods used in a report by USA Cycling that claims the city, not the cycling organization, caused most of the damage done to 57 trees in Zilker Park during a Cyclocross event in January. USA Cycling said in January it had budgeted funds to […]