Shade Tree Commission

Meetings:
WHEN: Second Monday of each month
WHERE: City Hall Board & Commission Room, 26100 Bagley Road
TIME: 7:00 P.M.

Shade Tree Commission Members:

Chairman - Glenna Botkins - Term expires 12/31/09

Al Namestnik - Term expires 12/31/06

Tom Shepka - Term expires 12/31/08

Bruce Johnson- Term expires 12/31/06

Kenneth Gill - Term expires 12/31/07

Joe Vitale , Council Liaison

The Shade Tree Commission consists of five volunteer members. It regulates the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees and shrubs on the tree lawns and on public property owned by the City. The Commission shall establish and amend guidelines for the sizes, types, and species of trees and shrubs it determines are suitable for specified locations. The Shade Tree Commission was created on April 4, 1985 and is responsible for conducting the Arbor Day Ceremony.

Third grade classes from Falls Lenox School watch as an Oak Tree from the first Arbor Day Ceremony in 1985 is replanted at the 2001 Arbor Day Ceremony held at Olmsted Falls City Hall.

F.Y.I.
- It is illegal by ordinance to plant, cut, break, climb, injure, kill or remove any trees growing along public streets or on public property without permission from the Tree Commission.

- Survival of our street trees depends on the help of our residents. Proper watering is important the first two years. During dry periods, residents can help by letting a hose trickle at the base of the tree for an hour once a week.

- Trees along community streets are important for a number of reasons:

• increase property value by making the city more attractive.
• provide shade
• muffle noise
• reduce glare from structures and pavement
• purify air
• act as a windbreaker

- Tree limbs and branches from trees located on your private property can be placed cut end to street on tree lawns and stacked no higher than three feet. The city will collect these with the brush chipper on the first Monday of every month beginning in April and ending in October. Branches should be six inches or less in diameter and no stumps or vines. No other debris of any kind should be left in the pile of limbs and branches. Do not pile branches near the street trees.

- Wood chips are available at various times to all city residents on a first come, first serve basis, in truckload quantities only, which the city will deliver. Sign up sheets for wood chips are available at City Hall.