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Alton hires contractor to remove 57 ash trees, directs ordinance change for right-of-way planting
Summary
After an Emerald Ash Borer study update, the council approved a contractor to remove 57 hazardous trees from city right-of-way and directed staff to draft an ordinance allowing tree planting in the right-of-way with restrictions.
The Alton City Council on Sept. 10 approved a bid from Schwebach Tree Service to remove 57 of the worst ash trees identified in the city right-of-way as part of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) response work. City Clerk/Administrator Dale Oltmans told the council the EAB study will not be finished until later in the fall; staff have identified 57 high-priority trees and solicited bids. On a motion by Kleinhesselink, seconded by Plathe, the council approved Schwebach Tree Service’s bid; the minutes record the vote as Ayes 5. The minutes do not list the contract dollar amount.
Oltmans also raised the city ordinance on planting trees in the right-of-way. The council reached consensus to amend the ordinance to permit tree planting in the city right-of-way under certain restrictions and directed staff to prepare the ordinance for future council consideration. The minutes do not provide the proposed restrictions’ text or an implementation timetable.
