When Aptos resident Becky Steinbruner noticed trees with metal tags in the county’s Aptos Village Park, she wondered: Who surveyed these trees?
Three trees at Aptos Village Park bear metal tags. Who tagged them? • Photo Credit: Becky Steinbruner
She asked the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission — and learned the agency has no information.
She asked Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation and learned the agency has no idea who did the tree survey on county parkland.
She asked county parks chief Jeff Gaffney. He responded via email: We have no one at Parks that is aware of any tree surveys at Aptos Village Park or any tree work being performed.
Could these metal tag pre-date county ownership?
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