The City of New Hampton is urging homeowners and property owners to take down dead or dying ash trees that could pose a threat to public safety.
That’s Mayor Steve Geerts, who says, in recent years, the City paid to take down some 200 dead or dying ash trees that were on City property or right-of-ways. That’s where City’s responsibility ends.
City Code does allow the City to remove trees on private property and assess the charges to the property owner.
During the City Council meeting August 19th, Public Works Director Casey Mai reported that an inventory of dead ashes trees estimated 127 trees on 77 properties in New Hampton.
Geerts says he’s confident that number is likely higher, noting he has about 10 ash trees on his own property.
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