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Commission Members:
Dina Turan
Bob Paulson
Joe Cuzuppe
Joanne Steer
Theresa Samuels
Thomas McFadden
Terry McFadden
Krista Lee
Meetings:
Shade Tree Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the second floor conference room in Borough Hall
General Information:
Commission History
Tree City USA History
The Shade Tree Commission may be contacted through Borough Hall
The Commission maintains jurisdiction over all trees in the borough which are on community property.
Trees are growing between the sidewalk and curb.
Trees in Wellwood or Morrissey Park.,
Trees on Municipal property.
*NEW TREES*
The Shade Tree Commission will be planting new trees throughout the borough this Spring and water is critical to their survival. If you live near a newly planted tree please help us out by watering them when conditions are dry or excessively hot. Thank you!
Responsibilities:
Reporting Problems
Tree City USA Designation
Memorial Trees
Arbor Day Ceremonies
Removal and / or Trimming of Curbside Trees
Tips on General Tree Maintenance
2006 Tree City USA Update
Guidelines for Damaged Sidewalks
Memorial Trees and plaques are available through the Shade Tree Commission.
From the Merchantville Shade Tree Commission
The beginning of a new year is a natural time to look back on the previous one and forward to the current one, so here goes:
2007 saw quite a change in our urban forest: dozens of trees that needed to be removed were taken down and dozens of new trees were planted. Many stumps were also ground, but we realize many remain. If you have one in front of your house, we’ll get to it as soon as we can!
Some change will come in 2008, too. Our meetings will now be held on the second Thursday of each month in the 2nd floor conference room in Borough Hall. Also, Krista Lee will succeed Dina Turan as chairperson. Dina has served both as a commissioner and then for about 8 years as chairperson and will continue on the commission. The results of her work can be seen on every street in our town and will be seen for many years in the lives of the many students to whom she is known as “the tree lady”. Krista is a 15-year Merchantville resident, Temple University horticulture school graduate, ISA certified arborist, and has served on the MSTC for 3 years. You may have seen her wandering our streets, PDA in hand, gazing into the tree tops as she works on compiling an inventory of our trees. We have 3 new commission members as well: Theresa Samuels and Thomas and Terry McFadden.
We don’t ever plan to change some things, though. The health of our community forest remains our top priority so that Merchantville can continue to benefit from its ecological, economic, and aesthetic contributions. We’re celebrating 30 years as a Tree City, USA this year: here’s to 30 more!
Improving the odds
2006 Summary
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