Council Introduces Bill to Save Tree-Lined Streets
The Montgomery County Council Tuesday introduced a bill designed to protect street trees.
Montgomery County Council on Tuesday introduced a bill looking to protect the county's tree-lined streets. The roadside trees protection bill (No. 41-12) "would require certain applicants to obtain a permit for certain roadside tree activities" and "would authorize the Department of Transportation to create a tree replacement fund to pay for needed roadside trees," according to a memo—addressed to the council by legislative attorneys Michael Faden and Amanda Mihill—introducing the bill. The bill would "implement a 2009 state law ... [giving] counties the authority to supplement state laws governing roadside trees," the memo continued. The bill concerns most roadside trees in county rights of way. The bill would require one to obtain a …
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Bastante
4:11 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I love tree-lined streets, too but let's not forget that it costs $$ to maintain them. I can never drive through the intersection of Connecticut Ave and E-W Highway without thinking of the woman who lost her life a couple of years ago when a heavy tree limb fell on her minivan. And no one should EVER be allowed to plant trees under power lines. Period. more ›