[identity profile] olszowka.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] davis_square
Today I received a citation because a tree in my yard is partially obscuring a street name sign. I've lived in Somerville for 25 years and never heard this was the responsibility of the home owner or heard of anyone receiving such a citation. I think the city is reaching into the depths of ordinances to find ways to raise money. If it's so important, why didn't any of the gazillions of emails I receive from the city mention it like they mention snow shoveling?

I've heard of other places which enforce such ordinances as a way to achieve public good--not to raise money. In such places, it is official policy that if you correct the problem and bring evidence to the hearing officer, the fine will be suspended.

Date: 2015-08-21 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ron_newman
Don't electric companies do this routinely when foliage gets too close to power lines?

Date: 2015-08-21 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] courtney (from livejournal.com)
I have only seen this when the tree is on city sidewalks. Do they normally cut trees that are located on private property?

Date: 2015-08-22 10:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crschmidt.livejournal.com
When I was growing up in Illinois, the electric company definitely cut trees that were on our private property; I'm pretty sure they did the same thing with one of the places I was renting in Cambridge a few years back.

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