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Residents press township on tree removal and electric police cars; committee cites street-tree program and EV constraints
Summary
Public commenters urged stricter limits on tree removal and recommended electric police vehicles; officials said a tree ordinance will limit clear-cutting, the township has funded large‑caliper street-tree plantings, and EV procurement is constrained by supplier availability and co-op timelines.
Several residents used public comment at the Feb. 19 Morris Township Committee meeting to call for stronger protections for the township’s tree canopy and to encourage a move toward electric vehicles in the municipal fleet, including police cars.
Steve Lares told the committee that residents move to the township for trees and asked for an ordinance limiting the number of trees that can be removed on private property: "We need to really focus on why people move to this township... We need to put up some type of ordinance about how many trees you can take down on your property," he said. Lares also urged the township to explore procuring electric police vehicles, saying they would reduce…
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