Fate of 513 Orange trees to be decided, too late for petitions | Central Western Daily

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The fate of more than 500 trees in the way of Orange’s $25 million sporting complex is set to be decided at an extraordinary Orange City Council meeting later this month. And while it is expected a public forum will be provided to allow people to address the council at the meeting council will not alter meeting procedures or accept any further petitions or submissions on the issue. The meeting will take place in the council chamber from 7pm on Tuesday, April 27. Tuesday night’s council meeting was told staff were awaiting the Heritage Council of NSW setting its terms of consent for the removal of the trees at the former golf course at Bloomfield before a report and recommendation was put to the extraordinary meeting….