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Resident asks Tree Board to confirm city forester authority over private trees
Summary
A Michigan City resident asked the Tree Board to confirm whether the city forester can require pruning or abatement of privately owned trees that endanger alleys and public passageways; staff said they will consult the city attorney and follow up.
A Michigan City resident asked the Tree Board on Oct. 1 to confirm whether the city forester may require pruning or removal of privately owned trees that obstruct alleys, signage or lighting.
The request followed a site visit by the city forester to alleys near the resident's home. The resident, Dakoda Euler of Emma Street, cited two municipal code provisions she had reviewed and asked the board to confirm how the city will handle private trees that pose public-safety risks.
Euler told the board: "It authorizes the city forester to require pruning of privately owned trees, obstruct…
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