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Shade Tree Commission and trustees raise concerns about food truck exhaust on Morristown Green
Summary
Members of the Shade Tree Commission and trustees of the Morristown Green told the council that exhaust from a recurring food truck is producing a concentrated plume under the Green—s canopy and could harm trees and public health; councilors agreed to have a subcommittee meet the vendor and investigate exhaust and ordinance compliance.
Residents and Shade Tree Commission members told the Town Council that a food truck parked beneath the Morristown Green—s mature tree canopy is emitting concentrated exhaust that could damage trees and affect public health, and they asked the council to find a solution that preserves both the business and the canopy.
Kristen Ace, representing the Morristown Shade Tree Commission, said the commission observed "a large black plume of concentrated pollution smoke" from the truck entering the Green—s canopy and warned that "this kind of sustained concentrated pollution will eventually be…
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