Board Members
Present: Brenda Douce, Joe Laforest, Al Potts, and Jeannie Rigdon.
Visitors
Present: Duncan McClusky and Michael Mitchem.
TREE
REVIEW
1707 Belleview
Avenue
This tree is
next to the street and a fence post is located right next to the tree.
There are some dead branches in the tree but it is not one of the worst trees
in the city. The board recommended that the tree should be pruned and
have the dead wood taken out. The city employees will need to evaluate if
they can access the dead wood with the equipment they have.
There was a
question if the city would allow an employee to be trained in climbing a tree
to remove dead wood. Joe Laforest is certified and can train the employee
in this procedure.
820 North Park
There was a
call about two oak trees on north Park. The board visited the site.
One tree has dead wood and should be removed. The second tree has a large
branch extending over the road with two large decaying areas on either side of
the branch. For this reason the board would recommend removing this tree
as well. Across the street there is another tree without a single leaf on
it.
PROBLEM TREES
There are over
200 trees that have been identified during the Davey Tree inventories that
should be removed and are still standing. A pine tree may be removed in a
half day and a large oak tree may take up to three days to remove. City
employees work on removing these problem trees when their schedule permits.
RIGHT OF WAY
The right of
way is measured from the center of the road and can vary in distance. A
general rule of thumb is where the water meters or the power lines are.
These usually mark the end of the right of way.
