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Forestation Board identifies hazardous street trees, staff to remove three on Fox Meadow
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Summary
Prospect's Forestation Board reviewed new hazardous-tree reports across multiple neighborhoods, clarified which trees are on private property, and directed staff to remove three declining trees on Fox Meadow Drive; no formal vote was recorded.
The Prospect Forestation Board reviewed reports of multiple hazardous or declining trees across the city on June 12 and instructed staff to arrange removal of three specified trees on Fox Meadow Drive.
Board members and the board consultant discussed inspections and property ownership for trees reported at Fox Harbor, Deep Creek, Sutherland Farm Drive, Fox Meadow Drive and other locations. Consultant Andrea said she had photographed sites and emailed the board about specific hazardous trees and that she would “go on and have [the three Fox Meadow] removed.”
The board emphasized ownership distinctions after concerns about a large dead ash tree overhanging city property from an adjacent private lot on Sutherland Farm Drive. Ron and other members clarified that the ash stands on private property but that portions hang over city right-of-way; board members said the adjoining property owner, identified as Luca Wallace, would be contacted about removal. Linda and others noted some locations were in condominium or apartment parking areas and therefore not city property.
Andrea described several specific cases: a variegated dogwood and another small tree declining in the Fox Harbor median; a large dead ash near Wallace Farm that is covered in poison ivy and has begun dropping limbs; and several smaller dead trees (a honey locust, an ash approximately 10 inches in diameter, and a mostly dead purple-leaf plum) along Sutherland Farm Drive and Fox Meadow Drive approaches. Herb and other members agreed to follow up on homeowner contacts and city removals where trees are on municipal property.
Board members also discussed prior plantings: green giant arborvitae installed two years earlier on Fox Meadow are doing well, and a dawn redwood moved to Little Hunting Creek Park is thriving. The board reiterated that when hazardous trees are on private lots, resolution is primarily a private matter unless a public-safety risk on city property is evident.
The board concluded with staff follow-up assignments and a request that photographs and location details be circulated so crews can schedule removals.
The meeting ended with a separate motion to adjourn later in the agenda.
