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Utilities committee approves two-year tree-trimming contract as members push for more crews and infrastructure changes
Summary
The Cleveland City Council Utilities Committee approved a two-year contract for tree-trimming services for Cleveland Public Power, with staff estimating about $500,000 in external vendor spending per year. Council members pressed DPU on crew capacity, standards, vendor selection and the long-term option of burying power lines.
The Cleveland City Council Utilities Committee on March 26 approved Ordinance 184-2026, a two-year requirement contract to secure tree-trimming services for Cleveland Public Power (CPP) that Department of Public Utilities staff estimated will require roughly $500,000 per year in external vendor spending.
Committee Chair Brian Kazy and Director of Public Utilities Marty Keane said the contract supplements CPP’s internal forestry crews and is aimed at maintaining safe clearances around power lines, removing dangerous limbs and responding to storm damage. “We try to be cognizant of the importance of our tree canopy, the aesthetics of our streets that have the heavy tree canopy,” Director Marty Keane said, while also stressing the safety trade-offs involved with distribution-line pruning.
Why it matters: CPP serves dense, tree-lined neighborhoods where aging trees and…
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