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Resident seeks remedy after abrupt removal of large Durham Court tree; public works outlines replacement process
Summary
A Hanover Park homeowner said crews removed a roughly 50-year-old tree outside his Durham Court home without notice. Public works officials apologized, said removals often respond to safety concerns, and placed the site on the village's tree-replacement list; stump grinding is expected within about a month, weather permitting.
Jeremiah Lee, a Hanover Park resident, told the Village Board on April 3 that public works crews felled a tree outside his home at 877 Durham Court the same morning without prior notice and asked the village to replace it.
Lee said the tree — which he described to trustees as “a nearly 50 year old tree” that provided shade and contributed to the identity of his cul-de-sac — was cut down in a matter of hours. He asked the village to rectify the loss by planting a new tree and addressing remaining debris and the stump.
The concern came during the board’s town-hall public-comment period. Mayor…
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