Why are the trees only now determined to be dangerous?

The 6.7 acres were mostly empty when the city purchased the Airport in 1990. Since then, fast-growing invasive species such as Hackberry and Chinese Tallows have overgrown the area. 

The FAA recently renewed its focus on General Aviation airports and notified us of the safety requirement.


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1. Why are the trees being removed?
2. What is the danger?
3. How many trees will be removed?
4. Why are the trees only now determined to be dangerous?
5. How did you determine how many trees must be removed?
6. Why not just prune the trees?
7. Will this tree removal project be funded by taxpayers?
8. What about the birds and animals you are displacing?
9. Why don’t you relocate the trees?
10. What will happen to the 6.7 acres after it’s cleared?
11. Is this tree removal project part of the other work going on at the park?
12. Who have you been working with on this tree removal project?
13. Will removing obstructions be a continuous project?
14. Why not just close the Runway instead?
15. When did the FAA contact the Airport?
16. Why did the FAA only identify 150 trees when you are removing 584?