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You can purchase wood in the menu under markets if you have the gold. If not you may need to destroy some not needed buildings.

The best thing to do is focus on the ones that aren't requiring that. Or shotgun finish the challenges you have right now. I was there also.

As Andyan said condense your housing around you municipalities. Or reduce buildings that don't need to be near residentials to their own covered areas.

He should be in your friends list. There you can gift and/or visit his empire