A group of Goleta neighbors are voicing concerns over a plan to remove 17 large trees in the Berkeley Road neighborhood of eastern Goleta.
The group launched a website and formed an organization titled “Save Goleta Trees” and are urging city officials to do more to maintain and protect large trees in this neighborhood and throughout the city.
The trees are reportedly slated for removal next week and are part of a plan by the city’s Public Works Department to repair streets and sidewalks in the neighborhood.
“While some of the trees are in decline, others remain healthy and could remain standing for decades if the city was willing to make minor adjustments to the infrastructure project,” the group stated in a press release…