2 Block Walk (Brett St. to Chestnut)
Present on Wednesday, 9/26/07, for the 2nd AdHoc Tree Committee walk, between Brett and Chestnut Streets, were:
Pamela Bier
Terry Brown
Clara Lou Gould
Naomi Sachs
Lou Sebesta
Phil Shea
Zep Thomaselli
Art Tully
Gary Wood
There are currently 16 trees on this two-block stretch: 9 London Planes, 3 Norway maples, and 4 Bradford Pears.
Of the 11 trees originally slated to be removed and replaced, 6 are still scheduled to be removed and replaced. 5 are London planes and 1 is a Norway maple.
In all cases, this was due to sidewalk heaving and damage from tree roots, to the sidewalk and in some cases to building foundations. In addition, in at least one case, the tree was planted very close to a fire hydrant and other utilities creating a potentially hazardous situation.
The committee agreed that the north side of the street between Brett and Cedar, where all 3 London Planes are to be removed, would be an excellent testing ground for a new type of sidewalk treatment with structural soil and other methods (to be determined by either the committee or an outside advisor - stay tuned).
In addition to the 6 trees that will be planted to replace the mature trees being removed, 6 more trees will be planted in this 2-block stretch, bringing the total number of trees on these 2 blocks to 23 (12 new, 11 existing). We did not discuss species for replacement since we are waiting to see what the City decides to do on Monday (if they will wait until Spring to do tree planting and sidewalk work or if they will try to have it done this fall).
As Pam and Naomi will both be away for much of October, we agreed to wait to see what the Council decides next Monday before scheduling the next two blocks.
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