Thank you for reporting your concern to City of Cambridge via Commonwealth Connect. We have reviewed the information you provided our staff and will be investigating this issue further. This has been received as Service Request #3340.

Thank you

I asked and they do have the necessary permits.

Asked whom?

I only ask because for construction permits and auto licenses, they must be visible to all. Tree cutting permits seem not to have the same visibility.

Call the City Arborist ASAP

Please do call the Arborist. Cambridge passed an ordinance against cutting down trees even on private property in 2019, given the catastrophe our canopy has been undergoing and our increasing need for it in the spectacular warming of the last few years. This is not just a problem about whether the permit is visible--is it even legal? Four trees?

I dont know how many trees. Someone else who asked about cutting reported only one tree.

Thank you for reporting this issue. A tree removal permit for a dead or dangerous tree was issued prior to removal. Permit #58489 was approved for 41 Fresh Pond Lane.