DeSoto rejected a plan to regulate developers’ tree removal, but activists have started a petition
Mayor Rachel Proctor voted against changing an ordinance because of concerns that it could hinder development in the city.
DeSoto resident Kelly Wittmann provided this photo and others to the city council in 2019 showing what she referred to as a "tree cemetery" near the intersection of South Cockrell Hill and West Wintergreen roads. Residents spent months advocating for the tree preservation ordinance the council rejected in March 2021.(Kelly Wittmann / Courtesy)
The DeSoto City Council recently voted not to enact an ordinance regulating tree removal, but residents aren’t giving up.