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Residents and council debate tree root damage and traffic safety at Tulip–Oak; council cites prior ordinance
Passaic City Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary
Residents raised concerns about fallen and damaged trees and dangerous intersection conditions at Tulip and Oak; council members pointed to a previously passed ordinance limiting root cutting and said an NJDOT local improvement project and portable speed bumps are planned.
Several residents used public comment on Nov. 6 to press the city about tree failures and a hazardous intersection near Tulip and Oak streets, arguing that root cutting and water damage have left large trees unstable.
"When you look at the trees, stumped, there is no kind of roots...…
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