City staff says the trees are threatening historic structures within the iconic park.
Residents show up to speak against the proposal to remove 104 trees — including several heritage trees — within Brackenridge Park during the HDRC meeting Wednesday.After listening to two hours of passionate opposition from more than two dozen residents Wednesday, the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission
Several commissioners said they were uncomfortable approving the removal because the city does not yet have plans for how it will shore up the historic structures once the trees are removed. A city attorney reminded commissioners they were not voting on those plans, simply the removal of the trees, but her reminder appeared to have little effect.
Jamaal Moreno, an employee with the city’s Public Works department and a project manager on the bond project, told the HDRC that in order for the project to meet Texas Historical Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requirements, trees threatening the historic structures would need to be removed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken jurisdiction over the project, Moreno said, but both groups have made it clear the structures must be fixed in place.
Several speakers expressed concerns for migratory birds, such as egrets, that use the heritage trees for roosting. City staff hoped to have the trees removed before those birds return to the San Antonio area this spring, they said, so the birds could roost in other trees along the river. Texas Parks and Wildlife urban biologist Jessica Alderson said the project has the full support of Texas Parks and Wildlife, which will continue working with the city on the project.
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