Columbia,AL : City-owned trees wrecking property on Moline Avenue in Cedar Hills, woman says on January, Tuesday 30th 2018

When Betty Trim and her husband moved to 4481 Moline Ave., it was supposed to be their dream home in Cedar Hills. Now, the Columbus woman is worried about the towering oak trees on the right-of-way after roots broke through their concrete driveway and covered the yard, preventing grass from growing.

“I have been unhappy with the situation for quite some time now,” said Trim, who moved into the three bedroom, two-bath home in 1966 with her late husband, Matthew.

Forty years after moving to the area and before Matthew died in 2008, he tried to get help from the Consolidated Government to remove trees threatening the property. The city recently re-evaluated the trees on the right-of-way and approved one of four for removal along with sharing the cost of repairing the damaged apron on the public right-of-way, said Don Osborne, deputy director of Public Works.

When there is possible damage from a city tree, the city’s policy is clarified in a driveway letter from the city arborist. It directs the homeowner to get three quotes on repairs and submit them to the city’s risk manager for approval. After the work is completed and inspected, the homeowner submits a request from the city for half of the repair cost.

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City-owned trees wrecking property on Moline Avenue in Cedar Hills, woman says