City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 208228

• File #: 208228
• Version: 1
• Type: Public Communication
• Status: Placed on File
• File created: 5/7/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/9/2019
• Final action: 6/27/2019
• Enactment date: 5/9/2019
• Enactment #: 208228
• Title: David Bresnick submitting comments re: #207461 and #207498, Tree Protection Ordinance.
• Related files: 207498, 207461

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2019	4	City Council	Work completed
6/24/2019	3	Legislative Matters Committee	Placed on file
5/30/2019	2	Legislative Matters Committee	Kept in committee
5/9/2019	1	City Council	Placed on file

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David Bresnick submitting comments re: #207461 and #207498, Tree Protection Ordinance.

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To the Honorable City Council:

I wanted to reiterate my position against the tree ordinance in it's current form. It's been updated a since my last review and while I like many of the changes, I still believe the ordinance too heavily restricts small scale property owners (1-2 units) from occasional tree maintenance or removal as a course of normal property upkeep. I assert that the more pressing danger to the urban forest is commercial and city development and heavier restrictions should point towards those groups while small scale property owners should be afforded more freedom to manage the 5-10 trees on their property.

I'm happy to provide further detail and recommend changes, mainly regarding "Sec 12-112. Removal of Private Trees", to the appropriate group.

Thanks for listening,

-David Bresnick

 34 Burnham St