Cold Spring’s Tree Advisory Board will hold a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, at Village Hall, 85 Main St., to review an application by Sarah DeFranco to remove 46 trees at Main and Cedar streets. DeFranco purchased the lot, which had been vacant since the 19th century, in 2015, and built a three-bedroom modular home.
Photo by L.S. Armstrong
Are those even trees? They look like shrubs that are 40 years past their prime. If it’s just a giant overgrown shrub, do you still need permission to cut them down?
When is permission to remove trees on your own property actually required? A resident in my neighborhood has removed more than a dozen in the past year, which I think is his right, but could someone clarify when permission is required?
To clarify, the yew trees are public trees located on village-owned land, not on private property, which is why an application to the village is required. The trees proposed for removal are village property and are subject to the Public Tree Law, Ch. 122 of the Village Code.
The Tree Advisory Board maintains informative project pages and an FAQ page that can answer many questions here.