10231 glove drive Ellicott city
#Uneven sidewalk due to tree roots
* This is a big problem as my yard is being damaged as well and my mom tripped and fell a lot because of the uneven sidewalk and the roots... please remove the 3 trees labelled in the photos attached

This issue was recategorized from Tree Concern to Sidewalk Concern.

Howard County, MD (Tell HoCo) assigned this issue to DPW HWYS Office

DPW HWYS Susan C. assigned this issue to Wayne D

No, this is a tree problem, and the roots of the tree pass under the sidewalk and ruin the grass of my yard. It is necessary to remove trees and repair sidewalks.

The tree roots have gone from under the sidewalk towsrds my lawn. So not only do I want the sidewalk repaired, but also remove all the tree roots as well. Just the roots, not the tree.

It has been 30 days but no one has yet to work on this problem. The root is still under the sidewalk, causing inconvenience to others. In addition, it is also within my yard, causing property damage.

Thank you for submitting your request to the Howard County Department of Public Works. Our staff will investigate this issue and respond.

INSPECTION COMPLETED / SIDEWALK AT THIS LOCATION WAS ADDED TO THE COUNTY-WIDE REPAIR QUEUE FOR SERVICE AS CREWS AND FUNDING ARE MADE AVAILABLE / ON REPAIR LIST FOR SPRING/SUMMER OF 2022 NOTE: ROOT'S WILL BE TRIMMED DURING REPAIR, BUT TREE WILL NOT BE REMOVED

I see. However if the tree itself is not removed the same situation will keep occurring. The roots will grow back and go underneath the concrete and, subsequently, my own yard.
Thank you!

I wish to know when we can expect the root trimming to occur. I understand it is during this Summer, however an estimation would be well.

When will the sidewalk repair commence? It has been more than a few months after the inspection and would be told that it would occur Spring/Summer of 2022. Now it is October. The original post began around November 2021.

DPW HWYS Shelley F assigned this issue to DPW HWYS M. Wolf

Is this request still working??

Sidewalk is worse than when I first made request in 2021.

It has been since 2021 with this request having been made. The sidewalk has now become far worse than it was in its original state. Public property is being affected by the tree roots. I was told that action would be taken in Spring/Summer of 2022 but nothing has happened yet. Such work was done on a tree from across our house in accordance with Howard County government. So why has this not been taken care of yet?