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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Climate activists back solar energy bills Ashland High School cycling squad ready to roll, with help from South State Cycling nonprofit group Ashland Independent Film Festival movie review: 'A River Between Us' tells compelling story of 'the largest environmental restoration project in American history' Aging Happens: There are many different kinds of home health services Ashland High School's robotics team's season ends at district meet Education Bracing for Common Core Ashland Kiwanis recognize Lillian Huang Chautauqua series brings author Jane Hamilton to Ashland Ashland Runs on Volunteers: OLLI classes pay dividends in joy of teaching, learning New Southern Oregon University board votes to bump tuition nearly 5 percent in the fall Environment Lots to celebrate at SOU Arbor Day rites Mt. 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OUR VIEW Our View: One tree vs. the Ashland community DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Apr. 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am Updated Apr 7, 2015 at 6:56 PM Posted Apr. 7, 2015 @ 12:01 am Updated Apr 7, 2015 at 6:56 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> City officials forced to choose between cutting an old tree and building new affordable housing in the region's least affordable city are in a tough spot, but there is really only one correct choice. The Housing Authority of Jackson County is purchasing a nearly 1-acre lot at Clay and Villard streets from the city for the same price the city paid in 2008. The sale is contingent on the city's granting a permit to cut a 250-year-old cottonwood that stands on the property. The City Council agreed to that condition last month. The Tree Commission will take up the matter at a future meeting, and is expected to say no to the tree-cutting permit. The decision would then go on appeal to the Planning Commission, but the City Council has the final say. (This paragraph has been changed to reflect that the date the Tree Commission will hear the issue has not yet been determined.) Very old trees lend a special character to a town. It's understandable that many residents want to see this tree saved. But that would mean restricting the Housing Authority to building eight or 10 housing units instead of 15 to 20. The city made a deliberate choice not to expand its boundaries to accommodate growth. The result is a real-estate market out of reach of many people who work in Ashland but cannot afford to live here. Leaving one tree in place means not providing affordable housing for perhaps 50 people. An arborist has taken cuttings from the tree to plant elsewhere. So, in a real sense, the tree will continue growing. If the housing is built as planned, the community will, too. 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