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Residents urge Phoenixville council to halt street‑tree removals, hire arborist
Summary
Multiple residents and the Tree Advisory Commission urged Phoenixville Borough Council to pause planned tree removals, hire a certified urban arborist, and publish removal criteria after recent unannounced cuts and disputed assessments.
Phoenixville residents used the council’s April 14 public‑comment periods to press elected officials for immediate changes to how the borough manages public trees after a wave of recent removals, some performed by PECO with borough approval, that neighbors say were not publicly disclosed.
"These trees were not on the 2026 tree removal list," said Sharon of 233 4th Avenue, who told council that crews cut five mature maples and honey locusts on her block without prior notice. She cited the borough’s 2024 arborist assessment and said 63 trees appear on the 2026 removal list; of those, she said, 13 had been classified in 2024 as good or fair and 11 of those had a diameter at breast height greater than 20 inches. Sharon asked the council to stop removals of trees deemed good or fair, to reallocate maintenance funds toward pruning, and to hire a certified arborist…
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