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The Town of Milton is notifying residents of some work being done in a local neighbourhood.
Those in the Ford Neighbourhood will notice work being done on trees this fall and winter. This is part of the Tree Pruning Program. Through the annual program, trees are typically pruned every five to 10 years, until they are fully mature.
Only trees on Town property, located at the front and side of residential properties, are pruned. Specifically, these are the trees located between the roadway and sidewalk, or in the absence of a sidewalk, between the roadway and a private building.
This work is done for safety:
- Maintain minimum clearance standards over vehicular areas like roads and driveways (four metres) and pedestrian areas like sidewalks and house walkways (2.4 metres)
- Clear large deadwood and structure pruning
Although the visual changes may appear drastic at first, rest assured that all pruning will be performed to the correct arboriculture standards, and with the intent to limit stress to the trees.
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