Tree trimming

Recently the City sent out about 200 notices regarding needing trees and bushes trimmed up. So that is almost 1/2 of the properties in town. As a review, trees and bushes need to be trimmed 8 feet above any sidewalk, and 15 feet on any overhang over a street.

The ordinance is in place for personal safety of passersby, and on the street side, to help prevent damage to snow plows, garbage trucks, delivery trucks, and so on.

I am well aware that the letter could be construed as being a bit harsh. Unfortunately the letter needs to be written to the worst case. I'm guessing that if you are reading this, you have at least some civic interest. And in that case, a "Hey, can you trim your bushes and trees up" would probably work. So any bureaucratic tone really isn't directed to a person such as yourself.

Unfortunately, that does not work for everybody. And if it were only 10 people, it could maybe get a bit more of a personal touch. But when almost half the town is out of compliance, that becomes a bit of a problem.

So anyway, most of the growing season should be done. If you got a letter, I hope you can work towards compliance, we've got a couple nice weekend days coming up here. I believe in the letter it states something to the effect that if you need more time, to let City Hall know. So if you can't meet the date, let the city know when you can, and that should help matters.

Thanks for your cooperation in this, and let me, or one of the city staff know if you have any questions.