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Ogdensburg council adopts ordinance adding tree removal and replacement rules under MS4 program
Summary
The Ogdensburg Mayor and Council adopted Ordinance 07-2024 on April 22, 2024, adding Section 18-10 to the borough code to regulate tree removal and replacement as part of MS4 stormwater requirements; the public offered no comment and the measure passed unanimously among members present.
The Ogdensburg Mayor and Council on April 22 adopted Ordinance 07-2024, amending Chapter 18 of the borough code to add Section 18-10 governing tree removal and replacement under the borough’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program. Mayor George P. Hutnick opened and closed the public hearing on the ordinance with no members of the public speaking.
Councilman DeMeo moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilwoman Cowdrick seconded. The council approved the ordinance on a roll-call vote with Councilmembers Ciasullo, Cowdrick, DeMeo, Poyer and Ruitenberg voting yes; Alvarez was recorded absent. There were no nays or abstentions.
The ordinance text was introduced as an MS4-related measure to add specific tree removal and replacement requirements to the borough code; the adoption places those standards into the municipal regulatory framework. The council did not receive public testimony on the measure during the hearing.
The council did not discuss implementation details such as enforcement mechanisms or timelines during the session. The mayor and clerk completed the formal adoption and the ordinance will be posted and published according to statutory notice requirements.
