National Grid Seeking Permission to Remove or Prune Nine Trees in Stoughton
A Public Hearing regarding the matter will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the DPW headquarters on Central St.
The following is a notice of a public hearing from the Town of Stoughton:
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), Chapter 87, Public Shade Tree Law, Section 3 (Cutting of Public Shade Trees; Hearing; Damages), the Town of Stoughton Tree Warden will hold a Public Hearing regarding an application from National Grid to remove or prune public shade trees on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Stoughton Public Works Building, 950 Central Street, Stoughton, MA.
Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated.
The program included a tree-by-tree hazard assessment of public and private trees, along the main three-phase lines which serve the community. The work is recommended to remove hazard trees and prune for additional clearance in order to reduce tree outage problems affecting large numbers of customers served by these main lines.
National Grid’s arborists have identified seven (7) town-owned trees for removal along town roads, and two (2) town trees for pruning.
Town trees located within the public way that are designated for removal or pruning have been posted with a notice of public hearing in the field.
The roads with town-owned trees affected by the program are Central Street and Island Street.
A complete list of town trees designated for removal or pruning including information about the location, size and species of the affected trees and the reason for removal or pruning, is available weekdays from Town Hall, Library and DPW during normal business hours or on the town website at www.stoughton.org.
Lawrence J. Barrett, Tree Warden
Christopher D’Arpino
7:30 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
They wanted to remove 7 of my trees...The catch? they leave the stumps!! Stump removal is $250.00 for a tree company to do... and thats per stump!! Thanks but no thanks!!!
DJ
8:15 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Be thankful for this notice. They took many from our street the past few years and we had no say. Also, when is the Town going to hold all parties responsible for tree removal to the same standards? Several local tree businesses have been removing public trees without approvals or notice. They should be fined at the very least. They should also know the rules. Some of these trees have been a huge loss.
lowertaxes
9:02 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
I would personally rather see these tree removed than have them tear down power lines and leave a mess like we had last year.
Christopher D’Arpino
7:54 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
Well, I would have no problem with them taking the trees, but take the stumps!! and last year when they cut trees they left a HUGE mess. I told them they can take the trees if they take the stumps.. They said its too expensive, so I asked if it was more expensive to kep fixing the lines or removing the stumps...I even offered to pay 1/3 toward stump removal..So, too bad for them let the trees hit the lines times 7 trees...
Christopher D’Arpino
7:47 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
a 10 a.m. hearing on a Wednesday? Thanks for making it near impossible for 90 percent of the residents to come, as we have to work... I would say this is unbelievable, but given it is national grid and the DPW....its believable...
LCT
8:37 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
I can't seem to find the list of trees anywhere on stoughton.org website... anyone find it?