INTRODUCTION & BACK-
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Introduction & Background
Purposes of this Plan “Without a management plan, the governments and individuals responsible for taking care of an urban forest will not be effective in meeting the true needs of the trees and the community. A management plan establishes a clear set of priorities and objectives related to the goal of maintaining a productive and beneficial community forest.”
~ A merican P ublic W orks A ssociation , 2007 c .
This document is intended: • To identify the town’s goals and priorities for managing its trees and forests • To describe the current status of the town’s urban forest resources and its management program • To document the methods, resources, and personnel that will be used to achieve these goals over the next five years Statutory Requirements The Town’s Ordinance Sec. 34-74 requires the Urban Forestry Board “To study, investigate, counsel, develop and/or update annually, and administer a written plan for the care, preserva- tion, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees, shrubs and other planting materials in parks, street and utility rights of way and easements and any other public areas. This plan shall constitute the official town urban forestry plan.” This document is intended to fulfill this obligation by the Urban Forestry Board.
Visions and Policies from the 2009 Community Plan
“Support for street trees in Wake Forest is very strong. Area residents at town meetings held for the community plan offered a firm consensus in support of tree planting and preser- vation. Comments received at the first town meeting, for example, included ‘strong tree preservation ordinance’ and ‘replant trees’. Another citizen simply said ‘Keep Wake Forest green.’ Regardless of the exact words chosen, there is little doubt that residents want Wake Forest to be a beautiful community and street trees are one of the most effective, least costly ways to do that.” ~ W ake F orest C ommunity P lan , 2009
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