Tree Pruning/Removal

December 1, 2006 by
Filed under: #03: December 2006 

Unfortunately the time has come to take some serious action as it relates to the association’s trees. We have had 4 tree experts look at the trees that are on our property. Each of these arborists has agreed that many of the trees on our property are not the appropriate species for the locations they have been planted in. These trees were originally planted by the developer’s landscaper as part of the construction of Riverbend. This has resulted in a number concerns —roots that are lifting up the sidewalks and creating trip hazards and damaging the irrigation system and interfering with the lawn growth; large trees that are planted too close to homes. Most of these trees have a very shallow root system and present a potential danger to residents and homes.

Although these trees add beauty to our community, your Board of Trustees must take these warnings seriously and as a result about $50,000 worth of tree work has been proposed for our community. We are in the process of negotiating a better price with these contractors, and if this work is performed during the winter months, the cost may also be more favorable to the association.

It is your Board’s intent to have this work done in phases over a few years. The first phase will include the removal of the most hazardous of these trees.

We have noted during our inspections that a number of homes have very large trees within their private back yards. These trees hang over neighbors homes and present a liability to the owners whose yards they are growing in. We would like to recommend that if this applies to you, you may be interested in contacting Tree Tech, the contractor who will be doing this tree work for the association. We are confident that you will get a fair price for having this work done while they are on site working for the association. The number for Tree Tech is (908) 781-5616. Don’t miss the opportunity to “piggy back” your work with the association’s at a reduced rate.

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