trees in Seven Hills Park

[mrsdollylevi.livejournal.com]

 It's been about 2 months since several of the trees in Seven Hills Park were damaged. I don't know a lot about tree care, but doesn't something need to be done to protect a damaged tree? It would be nice to see the fallen branches cleared, but I'm concerned about the places on the trees where the branches broke. 

Comments

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Call 311; they'll deal.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

(Or tell them on Twitter (311Somerville) or Facebook! The city is awesome like that.)

[ron_newman]

Where on Facebook?

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Don't know. I just saw it mentioned in Mayor Joe's column in the Somerville...whichever local paper; I confuse the titles. I don't follow them on Facebook, just Twitter.

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

http://www.facebook.com/#!/SomervilleCity

[ron_newman]

That just takes me to the Facebook main page. (Anything after # in a URL is just an anchor point on the page.)

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

It is SomervilleCity, as it says in the link...not sure why it doesnt work to click sorry.

[ron_newman]

If you mean https://www.facebook.com/SomervilleCity , I don't see how to post a 311 request there.

FB 311 Page

[silveraeroguy.livejournal.com]

Here ya go
www.facebook.com/311somerville

Re: FB 311 Page

[ron_newman]

I don't see how to submit a 311 request on that page either.

Re: FB 311 Page

[molyflogs.livejournal.com]

"Basic Information
About Somerville Welcome to the Somerville Constituent Services 311 Facebook page. Please message us for any work orders in the city you would like to be taken care of, we will then respond with a work order number letting you know we have received and processed your work order.

We are also available 24 hours by dialing 311 or 617-666-3311 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 617-666-3311 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, emailing us at 311updates@somervillema.gov or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/311Somerville. We look forward to assisting you in your Somerville needs."

Re: FB 311 Page

[ron_newman]

Except that there isn't any way that I can see to write on 311Somerville's wall or even to comment on its posts.

Re: FB 311 Page

[molyflogs.livejournal.com]

It does look like you can send a message though. That said, it took me a bit of looking to see that I could sent the message, and if it's that much of a pain, it's definitely not one of the easiest contact methods.

Re: FB 311 Page

[somervillema311.livejournal.com]

Hi there,

Just message us on Facebook on the Somerville311 page and one of us will get back to you with a work order number.

Re: FB 311 Page

[ron_newman]

You need to open your Facebook Wall up for people to post directly to it. Very few people use the very obscure Facebook private messaging system.

Re: FB 311 Page

[littlecitynames.livejournal.com]

I bet there are privacy issues with posting freely on the wall.

Re: FB 311 Page

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

The messaging system probably sees a lot more use than you'd think. They're also making a big push involving their direct messaging system this year, they want it to basically replace email. Those of us in the email marketing biz are watching this closely.

Re: FB 311 Page

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

I can't quite remember the source/details, but for highschool kids, they send far more FB private messages than they do emails. In grad school I shifted much more to FB--it's actually a better system than email for a lot of uses.

Re: FB 311 Page

[ron_newman]

Really? I don't see any way to sort the mail, or divide it up into folders. Both pretty elementary needs for a mail system.

Re: FB 311 Page

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

I don't know if that's really needed for a social messaging system though (obviously for some ppl, but I don't think it's a universal need outside of work); the search function has always been enough for me, and I rarely use that.

Re: FB 311 Page

[mrsdollylevi.livejournal.com]

BUT what about the trees!??!?! : )

Re: FB 311 Page

[lena-a-mermaid.livejournal.com]

Ron, the private messaging system is not obscure and I use it all the time.

Re: FB 311 Page

[m-b-w.livejournal.com]

Yes, Ron. I use it all the time, and I'm old! And, those that don't like it can place their 311 requests by phone or the city web page.

[marphod.livejournal.com]

In general, unless the damage is prone to rotting or appears infected, the current treatment is to let the tree naturally heal. Although, the sharp edges will often be smoothed.

That being said, Somerville may also be just ignoring it, at least until spring.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is often hard to tell the difference between "intentional benign neglect" and just "neglect" but registering one's concern with the city never hurts.