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CASE # 1 <br />EAB Management Plan <br />By: Chris Anderson, Environmental Coordinator <br />Background: <br />At the July meeting, the Board began discussing a draft Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Management <br />Plan. The main concern raised was that it should not apply to trees on private property. Staff has <br />updated the draft plan to clarify that the required removal and proper disposal of EAB infested <br />trees only applies to public trees. However, since the plan does discuss privately owned trees <br />(without mandating removal of infested trees), the Applicability section of the plan remains <br />unchanged because the plan does ,apply to them as well (educating the public about EAB, <br />encouraging monitoring and early detection as well as replacing trees lost due to EAB). <br />Recommendation: <br />At the July meeting,. the Board was asked to continue to review the draft EAB Management Plan <br />with the understanding that it would be discussed again at the August meeting. Several revisions <br />have been made to the draft plan and the Board should be prepared to discuss their thoughts, <br />concerns and/or suggestions. <br />EPB Action: <br />Based on discussion. <br />Attachments: <br />A. Draft EAB Management Plan (with revisions underlined). <br />EPB: 8/2/10 <br />