Environmental Commission Looks To Update Township Tree Ordinance

October 18, 2022 Environment

*Environmental Commissioner Arnold Schmidt said it’s time the township charged developers the actual cost of replacing trees they remove for projects.*

Developers have been getting off easy for too long when it comes to paying to replace trees they remove for building projects, and something needs to be done about it.

So says the township’s Environmental Commission, which moved on October 17 to request township officials bring the cost per tree charged to developers more in line with what they actually cost.

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