Hello Nida, when supplying homeowner info could you please provide full name. Thanks. Parks & Forestry will look into this issue.

Trees along Essex street need to be trimmed. The branches are extending into the buildings.

The north side of Essex street between Washington and Greene is schedule for block pruning on 8/5/19 pending traffic permit approval.

Block pruning partially completed. Forestry was not able to access certain trees due to complications with light rail power lines and trees planted too close together. NJ Transit shut down operations as they need personnel on site for train safety. Forestry needs to secure a scissor lift to access higher branches along houses. Forestry is coordinating with NJ Transit and Building and Streets to arrange a new date to complete tree maintenance.

In august the forestry crew was preforming a block pruning along this stretch of Essex street before completing the entire block the crew was shut down by NJ Transit. NJ Transit said that we could not complete any tree work along the light rail without their approval. I called the representative from NJ Transit and he has not returned my calls.

Please provide an update when this request has been resolved. Thank you.

Forestry was not able to access certain trees due to complications with light rail power lines and trees planted too close together. NJ Transit shut down operations as they need personnel on site for train safety. Forestry needs to secure a scissor lift to access higher branches along houses. Forestry is coordinating with NJ Transit and Building and Streets to arrange a new date to complete tree maintenance.

This issue was recategorized from Parks and Forestry: Trees along City Streets to Tree Pruning Request.

In an effort to improve our city tree maintenance services, the office responsible for this category has changed. As we assess this category’s backlog , we are closing out all requests filed prior to January 1, 2021. If your request has been closed out as a result, please do not hesitate to re-open it if the reported issue persists. If the request no longer needs to be addressed, then you do not need to take any further action. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we improve city tree maintenance services. Please contact us at 201-547-4900 with any questions or concerns.