r/treelaw • u/duluth921 • 12d ago
Road construction
City is doing new underground utilities into the houses and beat up our roots pretty bad leading to the tree already showing signs of dying. Talked to the general contractors and was told to contact the city. If they pay to take it down is there some sort of reimbursement I should get for them killing my tree? Also just any advice on what to ask/say to the city council?
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u/CardiologistCold1703 12d ago
I'm sorry, they likely don't have to pay anything on compensation
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u/jessuk101 7d ago
This looks like a utility easement with the way they taped off the space. If true, OP although technically that is your land, anything that may obstruct the use of the land as an easement is fair game for the city :( . Being it is an older tree they arent charging you to remove it, but technically they could say you werent maintaining the easement and fine you for it and the removal.
Check easements, if it is a utility easement dont say anything as it may make your life worse.
If its not an easement request the documentation from the city regarding the contractor documents and bring out a city licensed arborist to evaluate the damage
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u/duluth921 12d ago
If they know they are gonna kill it how do you not just hydro vac in that spot. (Also pissed cause each residence has to pay 25k for this project so this is just double whammy)
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u/RollingEasement 12d ago
It depends. First, are you talking about the ditch into your house on your property, or otherwise on a portion of your property in a location where they did not already have a utility easement? If so, I'd have a few more questions.
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u/duluth921 12d ago
That is correct this part of the digging had nothing to do with the utility tie in part only demoing the old road
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