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Seattle City Council Embarks on Tree Conservation Crusade, but Strauss Says Urbanists Need Not Worry

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When this man starts talking trees, an urbanist loses their wings screenshot from Seattle Channel

On Tuesday, the city council voted to pass a bill that requires tree service providers to register with the city prior to conducting commercial tree work on private property.

“Let’s not have any more trees sawed to death in the middle of the night by chainsaws wielded by unknown tree cutters. Let’s daylight these operations on a registry for all to see,” said the bill’s primary sponsor, Councilmember Alex Pedersen, in a committee meeting last week.

The council voted 7 to 0 to support the measure, and Council President Debora Juarez gave special kudos to

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