Arlington Heights and West Chicago – Different Approaches to the Ash Borer Crisis

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Arlington Heights is planning to mortgage the future of the city by borrowing $11.5 million to fund the removal of 13,000 parkway ash trees. For the entire story, see Arlington Heights Fails City Residents. West Chicago, however, has committed to saving their ash trees for significantly less money. January 2012, West Chicago City Council voted… Read more »