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It’s my tree. Why can’t I cut it down?

Explore episode Jun 12, 2026

Everything we do affects everybody. And unfortunately, you know, too many people think of only what do I want? What's, you know, me, me, me, me. But you don't live isolated in a bubble.

Ann Marie Graham Hudak

It’s my tree. Why can’t I cut it down?

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Few hundred dollars per tree in permit fees

It’s my tree. Why can’t I cut it down? · Jun 12, 2026

In Canton, the standard remediation fee for removing a tree is usually a couple hundred dollars per tree, going into the township's tree fund.

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