Langley residents are continuing to question if the installation of stormwater infrastructure in the eastern part of the city is the right course of action when considering trees near the bluff that may be in the pathway of construction.

For over a month now, concerned citizens and city staff have been grappling with how to balance the protection of trees with human safety and the progress of the Langley Infrastructure Project, or LIP, along Edgecliff Drive. In July, six massive Douglas firs were removed near the intersection of Furman Avenue with Edgecliff Drive, to the dismay of neighbors in the area. The city asserted that the trees had to come down because they posed a safety hazard to workers and people living nearby, while arbor advocates argued that they were helping to stabilize t

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