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Residents urge borough to address hazardous street trees after April storm; raise sewer-line damage and cost concerns
Summary
Two residents told council during public hour that a maple planted near a curb has damaged a private sewer lateral and is at risk of falling; they urged prompt removal and asked the borough to consider policy changes about who bears repair costs.
During the June 16 public hour, resident Madhu Suri Prakash of 415 East McCormick Avenue described repeated sewer-line damage she attributes to roots from a maple tree planted between sidewalk and street decades ago and asked the borough to remove the tree. Prakash said the tree appears to be in decline and that recent high winds in April 2025, which she said included gusts up to 80 miles per hour, increased concern about the risk of the tree falling.
Leslie Beers, who said she runs a home business…
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