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Long Beach board approves removing leaning oak at 205 East Old Pass Road pending cost estimate
Summary
Council voted to remove a city-easement oak tree whose roots have uplifted pavement and which is leaning toward a neighboring house; the city will obtain cost estimates and return to the board for budget approval before work proceeds.
A councilmember reported that an oak tree on the city easement at 205 East Old Pass Road is leaning toward a nearby house and has uplifted asphalt in the roadway. The member moved to remove the tree so public-works crews can repair the road; the board approved the motion with the directive to obtain estimates and return for a budget approval before work begins.
Public-works staff said the city would solicit cost estimates (they anticipated using Bobcat or similar contractors), and that the removal and road repair costs would come from the city's maintenance accounts. "We need to get some estimates on it," the member said; the board approved cutting the tree down pending that estimate and return authorization.
