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Heritage Pines board approves $600 stump grind, discusses wetland cleanup and tree hazards
Summary
The Heritage Pines CDD approved a $600 A‑Z Tree Service stump‑grind to remove a hazardous tree behind 11453 Heritage Point Drive after residents raised safety concerns; board members also reviewed a separate Environmental Solutions plan to trim and treat wetland vegetation in NWRA‑33.
The Heritage Pines Community Development District board on Feb. 18 approved a $600 A‑Z Tree Service estimate to remove a hazardous tree and perform stump grinding behind 11453 Heritage Point Drive after residents raised safety concerns.
Resident Tom Martin asked about plans for Rolling Hills Loop and reported a dead tree at 18906 Rolling Hills Loop that has been there for two or three years. Chair Kathleen Lonergan said part of the natural wetland is being cleaned and that the District Engineer and Environmental Solutions coordinated the perimeter cleanup; she noted the contractor will not remove anything larger than 5 inches in diameter and the engineer must determine whether crews can cut back trees or bushes inside the wetland.
Resident Don Brothers told the board a damaged, invasive tree and a debris pile behind 11453 Heritage Point Drive were hazards that “might land on nearby homes during a hurricane” if not removed. Supervisor Stephen Putman inspected and photographed the site prior to the meeting.
Lonergan read the Environmental Solutions scope for wetland NWRA‑33, which describes removing and disposing “of several dead or dying bushes around the perimeter and wetland NWRA‑33, specifically including the two dead oak and maple tree branches …” The scope also states ES will attempt to knock back vines by cutting at the water level and selective herbicide use but will not be able to eliminate canopy vines.
District Manager Chuck Adams contrasted ES’s handwork approach with the A‑Z proposal: “They are similar tasks but with different intensities and different methods; the areas done by ES will likely be more esthetically pleasing because it is more of a handwork approach; whereas, A‑Z will use a forestry mulcher, which grinds everything.”
The board considered three A‑Z estimates: clean up and trim ($350), remove with stump grind ($600) and forestry mulch ($5,475). On motion by Supervisor Michael Walsh, seconded by Supervisor Stephen Putman, the board approved the $600 remove‑with‑stump‑grind estimate for the property at 11453 Heritage Point Drive; the motion passed with all supervisors in favor.
District staff said quotes are being obtained to repair a damaged cover from a moving truck and that repair options will be discussed at a future meeting.
