Shade Tree Law Delayed Until New Year
The damage done to Montclair trees during Hurricane Sandy motivated the township council to push back the law.
The new shade tree law -- and accompanying fines -- set to take effect this month will instead be delayed until the start of the new year. The Montclair Township Council decided to shelve the shade tree law on Tuesday night due to unprecedented damage to town trees during Hurricane Sandy. The original ordinance was adopted on June 12 and was to take effect on Nov. 1. "[The] recovery efforts to restore the Township are considerable," read Councilor William Hurlock from the ordinance on Tuesday, "and require all of the Township’s resources, preventing implementation of the Preservation of Shade Trees Ordinance at the present time ...." The law will now begin on Jan. 1, 2013. Under the new law, residents will need a $15 permit to cut …
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Kevin Reagan Ryan
8:23 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Leaf blowers or trees - it is over reach of local government that is not effectively addressing the town's real issues. These policy are based on ideology not sound governing. Protect our power grid - For public safety and health PSE&G and government should remove trees that are too close to power lines. more ›