Correction: Superstorm Sandy Kills 50 Trees in Lakewood
City creates “tree task force” to help save the city’s trees.
Correction: The storm killed an estimated 50 trees. The mayor shared an incorrect number. Superstorm Sandy did more damage than just taking out power to a quarter of all of the city’s residents a couple of weeks ago. It also destroyed an estimated 50 trees in the city. “Worse yet, a lot of them were huge,” said Mayor Michael Summers. “The saplings didn’t topple. It was the big trees.” Summers said that the storm caused “the second-worst loss of trees in our modern history.” “The worst being July 4, 1969,” he said, referring to a tornado that swept through Lakewood causing mass devastation. Trees in all parts of the city were uprooted during the recent storm, which came on the heels of the city’s announcement to form a “tree task force,” …
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S Campbell
12:01 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
The task force needs to be followed up with by residents. There are many issues regarding potentially dangerous trees that affect neighbors and not necessarily the "public". The city only helps out when a tree affects the public. Resident involvement is this issue is crucial. more ›