Tree clearance following January storms
Over the last few weeks residents have been in touch with me and my colleagues in regards to a number of trees uprooted due to the severe storms in January.
The high winds caused extensive damage and toppled more than 2,000 trees in approximately 800 locations across the city. Five aboricultural teams of three men have been working tirelessly since January to sort out the problem which has been immense in scale and which will take sometime to clear.
As well as clearing the fallen and dangerous trees as a result of storm damage the aboricultural emergency call out teams also provide a service 24/7, 365 days a year for the city responding to calls within two hours to remove dangerous trees.
Councillor Amesbury, said: "We are still faced with an enormous back log of tree clearing following the January storm and the teams who are working full time are doing a tremendous job, while still providing an emergency service".
The chippings from the trees are used for a variety of purposes on paths, mulching beds in parks and for landscaping work across the city.
As well as clearing the fallen and dangerous trees as a result of storm damage the aboricultural emergency call out teams also provide a service 24/7, 365 days a year for the city responding to calls within two hours to remove dangerous trees.
Councillor Amesbury, said: "We are still faced with an enormous back log of tree clearing following the January storm and the teams who are working full time are doing a tremendous job, while still providing an emergency service".
The chippings from the trees are used for a variety of purposes on paths, mulching beds in parks and for landscaping work across the city.
To report an uprooted or dangerous tree email contact@manchester.gov.uk
2 comments:
Incredible: you seem to be proud of Manchester council's failure to clear the fallen trees between January and now. How many days have they had to do it so far, and how many trees get done each working day? Or is it so badly funded that it takes a huge Met council like Manchester months to provide what anyone else would think is a very basic service?
Hello Leeds south central'
I'm pleased to say that progress in my ward has been good after interventions from myself and colleagues. The broader picture just adds context to the scale of the problem. I'm aware that Leeds has faced similar issues ( I have family that live in the area ).
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