[CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility

[Alex Satel]

Peter and Tim,

 

Thank you for your replies. It's interesting to compare the two approaches
in Ajax and Gananoque.

 

I wonder if any other municipal foresters or arborists might have more to
add to the discussion. I'd be very interested to hear a bit more about how
these issues play out in your communities, especially if your approach
varies from either of the towns we've already heard about. 

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

 

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

C: (416) 452-8054

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From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net]
On Behalf Of Peter Murray
Sent: December 14, 2011 4:26 PM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility

 

Alex;  In our 5,000 size community, Gananoque, even accurately determining
the street allowance can be a problem. The town works department generally
paces off the street boundary, and if the tree is anywhere close to it, the
town will maintain it if the tree centre is say less than 1/2 meter inside
the boundary.  The tree treatment required and the hazzard are taken into
consideration when determinig action. I am not aware of any written policy
on this .   Peter Murray, chairman, Urban Forest Committee

From: Alex Satel <mailto:a.satel at utoronto.ca>  

To: 'Canufnet' <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>  

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:15 PM

Subject: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility

 

Hello all,

 

I am interested to know how your community determines tree ownership and
assigns responsibility for maintenance, particularly with regard to street
trees. 

 

Many communities operate on the principle that if 50% or more of the stem is
on public property, the tree is a City asset and a municipal responsibility.
Does your community work differently? If so, do you maintain street trees if
less than 50% of the stem is on municipal land, or if only if the tree is
wholly on City property? Has your community at any point transitioned from
one approach to another, and if so, did that significantly change the
workload for your forestry crews?

 

Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your
consideration, and best wishes for the holidays.

 

--Alex

 

 

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

C: (416) 452-8054

 <mailto:asatel at ufis.ca> asatel at ufis.ca

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/>
http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com

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