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Residents Say 17 Trees Were Cut; Council Says Violation Notice Issued
Summary
Emailed public comments read at the Dec. 18 Boonton council meeting allege the removal of 17 healthy trees—including an oak the writer estimated at about 200 years old—without required tree-removal plans; council members said code enforcement has issued a violation notice and will follow up.
Two written public comments read into the record at the Dec. 18 meeting alleged that a private property on a Boonton street had 17 healthy trees removed in apparent violation of the town's tree ordinance.
Melissa D. Salvo of Reservoir Drive told the council (via a written submission read by the clerk) that the town ordinance allows removal of up to 10 healthy trees and that projects reviewed by the planning board must provide a tree removal and replacement plan with a property survey listing number, location, species and trunk diameter. Salvo…
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