Tree Conservation Commission Members

The Tree Commission has 15 positions, eight of which are appointed by the Mayor and seven that are appointed by the City Council. The Tree Ordinance requires that each member have specialized knowledge of trees, the tree ordinance, or the impact of construction activities on trees. The membership must also include the following representatives in the following positions (appointing authority noted in italics):

1. One Registered Architect or Architectural Designer (Mayor)

2. One Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Builder (Mayor)

3. One ISA-cert Arborist (Mayor)

4. One Registered Landscape Architect (Mayor)

5. One Urban or Env Planner or Ecologist (Mayor)

6. One Attorney w/exp land use, env protection, or related (Mayor)

7. Lay Citizen Interested in env protection (1 of 2) (Mayor)

8. Lay Citizen interested in env protection (2 of 2) (Mayor)

9. One Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Builder (Mayor) (Council)

10. Member community organizations interested in env. protection (1 of 2) (Council)

11. Member community organizations interested in env. protection (2 of 2 (Council)

12. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 and at-large post 1 (Winston, K Bond, Amos, Dozier and M Bond)

13. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 5, 6, 7, and 8, and at-large post 2 (Bakhtiari, Wan, Worthy, Norwood, and Westmoreland)

14. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 9, 10, 11, and 12, and at-large post 2 (Hillis, Boone, Martin, Lewis, and Collins)

15. One member of Env or Community Organization appointed by Council President (Overstreet)

Vacant

Marvin Greer

Vacant

Peyton Peterson

Rory Maguire

Chet Tisdale

Vacant

Lawrence Richardson

Nabil Hammam

Marvin Greer

vacant

Sarah Boles
Susanne Blam
Bruce Morton

Katherine Moore

Tree Conservation Commission Members

The Tree Commission has 15 positions, eight of which are appointed by the Mayor and seven of which are appointed by the City Council. The Tree Ordinance requires that each member have specialized knowledge of trees, the tree ordinance, or the impact of construction activities on trees. The membership must also include the following representatives in the following positions (appointing authority noted in italics)

1. One Registered Architect or Architectural Designer (Mayor) – Vacant 

2. One Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Builder (Mayor) -Marvin Greer

3. One ISA-cert Arborist (Mayor) – Vacant

4. One Registered Landscape Architect (Mayor) – Peyton Peterson

5. One Urban or Env Planner or Ecologist (Mayor) – Rory MacGuire

6. One Attorney w/exp land use, env protection, or related (Mayor) – Chet Tisdale

7. Lay Citizen Interested in env protection (1 of 2) (Mayor) – Vacant

8. Lay Citizen interested in env protection (2 of 2) (Mayor) – Lawrence Richardson

9. One Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Builder (Mayor) (Council) – Nabil Hammam

10. Member community organizations interested in env. protection (1 of 2) (Council)

11. Member community organizations interested in env. protection (2 of 2 (Council) – Susan Talburt

12. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 and at-large post 1 (Winston, K Bond, Amos, Dozier, and M Bond) – Sarah Boles

13. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 5, 6, 7, and 8, and at-large post 2 (Bakhtiari, Wan, Worthy, Norwood, and Westmoreland) – Susanne Blam

14. Member appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the At-Large City Councilmember: Districts 9, 10, 11, and 12, and at-large post 2 (Hillis, Boone, Martin, Lewis, and Collins) – Bruce Morton

15. One member of Env or Community Organization appointed by Council President (Overstreet) – Katherine Moore