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City tree care, or lack thereof
Pay and pay again. That’s how I understand the city of Davis’ tree policy. Since the city is so far behind in maintaining the trees on my property, I called to see if I could do it myself.
The answer? One needs to get a “tree modification permit” that would cost $134 for one to three trees and $20 per tree thereafter. Since the trees are so old and tall, I would have to hire someone to trim the trees, after which the city employees would come and inspect the trees to be certain the job was done correctly. (I wonder what they’ll do if the tree wasn’t trimmed “properly” in their estimation?)
I would think saving the city time and money by having the trees properly taken care of ourselves we should not be required to additionally pay for a permit.
There are long delays on the part of the city of Davis in responding to calls about trees that need attention, and poor results when they do come out. With this in mind, wouldn’t it make sense for us to have the trees trimmed ourselves? We would be picking up the tab, saving the city precious budget money. To charge us again for the permit fee seems like a double whammy.
Jo Black
Davis
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