St-Amable charges $200 for treeless yards
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'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
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St-Amable , Quebec town charges $ 200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards.
Aim is to reduce heat islands and improve biodiversity.
Public policy expert says using taxes to get people to be more green is a smart way to address environmental challenges.
But not all residents agree with the town’s approach.
Ménard said about half of the 50 or so people who contested the tax have succeeded in having it overturned.
He said that while a small group of citizens might not be happy, most are on board with the town’s environmental ambitions.
“The base policy of greening, I completely agree with, but it created injustice”.
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