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KINGSTON — The Kingston Municipal Council heard the concerns of residents regarding tree growth and road conditions during Monday’s regular council meeting.
Larry Mirigliani, of First Avenue, is worried that the mighty oaks planted as part of the shade tree line along Kingston streets in the early 1970s could possibly fall due to the way they have been maintained.
Kingston Administrator Paul Keating and most council members responded to Mirigliani’s remarks by pointing out that either they or people they know have had issues with trees that appear to be dead or dying after being cut into a ‘V’ shape to accommodate UGI power lines.
Keating pointed out that UGI will respond to trees that appear to be in immediate danger of causing damage. He also stated that Kingston’s Shade Tree Commission has identified the 10 trees that are in the worst shape, but does not yet have any plans for removal.
Mirigliani was invited to attend future Shade Tree Commission meetings, which are held at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Kingston Municipal Building.
In other matters, Kingston resident Ted Keach asked for an update to his complaint from the July meeting regarding broken metal storm sewer grates near the intersection of Poplar and Mercer streets.
The current grates have been in place since the 1940s and are apparently beyond repair. New ones, purchased at a cost of $12,000, are expected to be installed next week.