SOUTHWICK – Allied Tree Service out of Westfield will be taking down a lot more trees than just the two that will be cut on the intersection of S. Longyard and Granaudo Circle this Tuesday.
Department of Public Works Director Randy Brown has stated that he has a list of 16 different addresses in town that will have trees removed.
Brown said that the overall expenditure for the tree removal is $15,300.
Having Allied remove this long list of trees in town has been an important priority for the DPW to take care of.
“We’re constantly looking at trees,” said Brown. “We have a pretty extensive list of trees to cut down.”
Southwick DPW Director Randy Brown has Allied Tree Service removing numerous trees and stumps that will extend through next week. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick)
The majority of the trees being cut down are either dead, decaying or are a safety concern which warrants their removal.
“That’s the reason why they’re on the list,” said Brown.
The trees being cut down on S. Longyard are healthy and are being removed for safety reasons. All of the trees will be marked with an “x” so people will be aware that they are getting cut down.
Brown also noted that the stump that will be taken out on Hastings Rd. is for a specific reason, other than for safety reasons or being deceased. The stump will be removed so the DPW can add drainage control to that location in effort to address future flooding or freezing issues.
As the DPW only has a certain amount of money in their budget that they can use with removing trees, the DPW has planned out a way to stay within the budget while removing as many as trees as possible that are on their list.
“We group a number of trees into one contract and that’s what we’ve done here,” said Brown.
The tree removal process with these trees already started last Tuesday, but Brown expects for the project to continue through next week.
Here is the complete list of the trees being removed in town during this project provided by the Southwick DPW.
- 58 Hillside Road, 4’ off road (1 tree)
- Across from 19 Sunnyside Road, large pine hit by lightning (1 tree)
- 177 Sheep Pasture Road, 4’ off road (1 tree)
- 179 Sheep Pasture Road, up to 15’ off road (5 trees)
- 100 South Longyard Road, 5’ off road (1 tree)
- 106 South Longyard Road, 10’ off road (1 tree)
- 10 Ed Holcolm Road, 20’ off road (2 trees)
- 205 Vining Hill Road, 10’ off road (2 trees)
- 215 Vining Hill Road, hanging widow maker over road (remove branch)
- 219 Vining Hill Road, 9’ off road, (1 tree)
- 224 Vining Hill Road, 12’ off road (1 tree)
- 76 Davis Road, 3’ off road (1 tree)
- 149 Fred Jackson Road, 5’ off road (1 tree)
- 153 Fred Jackson Road, 6’ off road (1 tree)
- Stump – 153 Fred Jackson Road, (40” stump)
- Stump – Hastings Road, approx. 1,100 feet from Granville Road in front of hay field (43” and 40” stumps)
- Stump – 10 Davis Road, (30” stump)
