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Ridgewood NJ, recently, Ridgewood Councilperson Siobhan Winograd publicly revealed that approximately 40% of residential property owners living in area of West Saddle River Road who were selected to have shade trees planted on Village owned property in front of their respective properties refused those plantings.
Ms. Winograd, who is the Village Council liaison to the Village’s Shade Tree Committee, and Village Manager Keith Kazmark further indicated that discussions about the matter became “rather contentious” with three (3) of the property owners involved.
Since shade trees benefit the public at large, we question whether an individual property owner has the right to refuse the planting of a shade tree on property that belongs to taxpayers. We recall the decades old incident on Hawthorne Place in which residents who did not want sidewalks in front of their homes had them unlawfully removed.
What do you think? Should a property owned have the right to refuse an improvement in front of his/her home?
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100% right to refuse
I have commented on her page before as someone who does this professionally and has been well educated in the field. She continues to believe she knows best. The practice of staking trees and planting in the curb line is one of the worst and most outdated industry practices. I suppose she is a politician so she believes she knows all.
When GR provided trees, I specifically asked that they be planted on my property, even though that would make me responsible for their care. They are growing well now, many years later.
I did have to remove some soil around the base as a tree expert told me they were planted too deep and would have root problems if the excess soil was not removed.
“planting in the curb line”
It’s not called the “Devil’s strip” for nothing……………………..
Bashing the Schedler neighbors yet again, Ms. Winograd. Not nice. Haven’t you put this neighborhood through enough?
Really? 40%? Any documentation to support that?
About as truthful as Wino’s campaign pledge to support the 2017-2018 Schedler Park Plan.
Honestly…does anyone with a brain believe a single thing these people say at this point?
Stop planting on the small strip on grass that has electricity wires above.
And if decide to put on your lawn, years later PSE&G tree pruner will lop of the full side of the tree near the lines.
I would be interested to know the reason they refused. But if it’s their property and that isn’t a good spot for a tree, it makes sense.
You’re assuming this is true.
Has any data been provided?
Is this a Council with a track record suggesting they should be given the benefit of the doubt?
Happy to have trees planted if council signs a formal agreement to pay for my broken sidewalk when the roots grow.
We’re going to destroy 7 acres of forest at Schedler, a site we’ve already contaminated thru our negligence BTW, but planting 30 shade trees along West Saddle River Road will make everything okay.
#councilofclowns
Time to drop that West Saddle Road parcel out of Ridgewood, send the to HoHoKus