Centerville has removed about 1,000 trees from park, golf course
By Andy Sedlak, Dayton Daily News, Ohio | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Removing the ash trees -- severely weakened by the emerald ash borer -- has cost the city roughly
"It's taken a huge financial toll," Horn said. "We have a stump grinder, a tub grinder, a bucket truck ... We're trying to do as much as we can in house to keep the costs down but some of this has to be contracted out."
The fear is that trees that are weakened by emerald ash borer pose safety threats. Limbs may fall off, or trees may be uprooted. Some insurance companies may not pay the claim if a dead tree falls on a house.
The city has issued roughly 100 notices to homeowners asking them to remove their infected ash trees. Removal for one tree may run
"We've got a long way to go," Horn said. "We've got maybe another two or three years before we've worked through this issue."
At one time there were roughly 1,200 ash trees in
"We're fortunate that when that course was built 20 years ago we planted almost 3,000 trees," Horn said. "But still, 700 trees at one time is a huge loss."
"If it's a danger, then I think you need to do something about it," she said. "But it is so costly. I see both sides."
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