Trousdale residents spoke with fervor at this week’s Study Session on Dec. 17 to let the City Council know that they wanted immediate action to ensure that their homes did not burn down in the event of a fire. Eleven residents used public comment to voice their concerns in anticipation of a discussion on the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP), which prioritized Wildfire Hazard Evaluation and Mitigation.
“Everyone agrees that the trees in Trousdale are not appropriate for the neighborhood. If one of them goes, all of them go, and the whole neighborhood will burn down in a massive fire,” voiced resident Karen Platt, noting that the City had been talking about the area’s wildfire hazard “for decades” but had yet to take action. “Because it’s a fire, it will jump. After Trousdale, the fire would roll down to the flats.”
