Council postpones Decker Tree Service contract amid cleanup and code concerns
Sep 22, 2025
The council voted to postpone indefinitely awarding the city tree-removal contract to Decker Tree Service after complaints about wood chips and scattered logs on an East Road property and disagreement over whether a code-ordered remedy had been fully satisfied; Anastasia said she will request Decker to clean up the site within two weeks before any reconsideration.
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The Olean Common Council on Sept. 23 postponed indefinitely consideration of PL 92-25, which would reassign the city tree-removal contract (2025-26) to Decker Tree Service, following resident complaints and disputed code compliance on a property on East Road.
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