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Private property, private decision

Private property is just that...private. If the town wants to rule in preventing tree removal by owner then the town should pay for the care and maintenance of the tree and any damage it causes. Young home owners coming into an already established subdivision may have no interest or knowledge in caring for trees on their property or covering the cost of damage they do. Mature trees are beautiful and needed but only if grown in right place. Subdivisions where houses have tiny property does not make sense to have huge trees that take up all the property and do more damage for homeowner then good. Smaller trees planted in right areas make more sense Neighbours who want your giant pine tree to stay because it improves the neighbourhood look needs to understand that same tree is a natural ladder for critters to move in to your attic posing health risks to your children and you. They dont live in the tree not in a subdivision where an attic is warmer and more protected! Add to that trees planted in subdivisions by inexperienced owners before you that is to close to sewer line and as they grow they enter pipe causing sewer back up in home. Or one planted that reroutes the property drainage for the worse not better. Or planted too close to joint fence and so hangs over neighbours damaging fence and messing up neighbours Yard more then yours. Causing very frustrated neighbours who are paying for the poor choice of the tree planted by your predecessors. Sometimes the wrong trees are planted in areas they should not be by previous landowner. No issue for them while small but now growing a nightmare for young new owners who have neither the time Or money to maintain. If the town wants to control tree removal then first pay for arborists to approve placement and types of trees grown. So there is no need for removal. As well the town needs to maintain the trees they wont let be removed and pay for any damage caused by keeping the tree. I would keep every tree on my property if maintained for free and if my 2500 critter removal and cleanup bills were covered.

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DM over 2 years ago
Private property, private trees. Why should I have to pay for a permit to prune my tree that is overhanging my neighbour's pool or the one that is growing too close to my bay window? Pruning my trees is my responsibility and I shouldn't have to pay to do that. Just like I shouldn't have to pay for an arborist to tell me and write a report that says my tree is dead. This draft proposal is absolutely ridiculous. 

What I would like to see is the Town fining people who encroach on forested areas. Homeowners have removed trees from the forest between Boronia Crescent and Leslie Valley. They have claimed the land as their own, growing grass, installing invisible fences for their dogs, adding archways and flowers in planters, etc.  The Charles Van Zant Woodlot has become a dumping ground for rotten pressure treated wood, patio stones, gravel, etc. I imagine the other forests in Newmarket are suffering from the same abuse. Perhaps dealing with those forested areas first should be a priority instead of charging private homeowners for responsible tree maintenance.
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P over 2 years ago
Agrees 200% 👍
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