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Tenafly council hears appeals over tree‑bond cost, staff to follow up on code and hardship review
Summary
Residents told the council that the cost to replace trees they removed exceeded the performance bond required by the borough’s tree ordinance, and asked for relief or a review of the mitigation rules.
A Tenafly property owner and residents asked the council on Tuesday to review the borough’s tree‑mitigation bond requirements after they removed two trees and later discovered the mitigation cost to replace the trees would substantially exceed the bond they posted.
A caller identified in the meeting as Annie Lee described removing two trees — one reportedly dying and one removed for house damage — and then learning that replacement trees of the required size and trunk diameter would be expensive. Lee said the bond posted to guarantee mitigation work was $3,600 but that acquiring and planting the required stock could approach…
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