Overview

• Council voted 4-3 on July 22 to remove six juvenile trees near Lake Douglas after residents complained they would block riverfront views.
• Councillor Jennifer Nevard submitted the revocation motion with backing from Mayor Greg Milner and Cr Andre Brender-A-Brandis.
• The motion directs the CEO to organise a workshop for elected members to draft a uniform policy on public land tree-removal requests.
• If the revocation fails, the council will cut down the saplings and allocate $30,000 in its mid-year budget to plant 130 square metres of replacement shrubs.
• Mill Point Ward is left with two vacancies after Councillors Nic Coveney and Mary Choy resigned, and residents have launched a petition for a special electors’ meeting.