Council Approves Removal of Boulevard Poplar

EAGLE STAFF

Town councillors approved removing a tree from in front of a Herschel Place residence at town expense.

The roots of the poplar on the boulevard have caused the adjacent residential driveway to crack, said a report to the Oct. 20 council meeting from public works superintendent Bob Bors. Bors said that public works staff, a private contractor or Lee’s Tree Care Service of Swift Current, the town’s contracted arborist, could do the job.

It would require putting a cable around the 40-foot tall tree to make sure it falls slowly and in a safe direction, he indicated. The contractor could visit in November, councillors learned. They allowed the superintendent to decide which removal option to choose.

The residents intend to widen the driveway, Bors told councillors during their previous meeting on Oct. 6.