All passive recreation and conservation areas in the Town are included in this subprogram. Routine maintenance is conducted on a four year cycle to provide adequate safety pruning to all of these trees. In addition, clearance requirements are maintained for streets and sidewalks where visibility and safety problems exist on Town-owned land. Trees need more soil for root development than is available in a utility strip. Planting trees in utility strips would also increase the likelihood of damage by vehicles.
Trees actually provide better shade when set back from the road.
However, neither the MLP nor the Town is responsible for cable or telephone lines. The phone and cable companies are private firms. Questions regarding phone and cable wires should be directed to the appropriate company. The Town harvests the weeds in Morses Pond. The harvesting is performed from July 1 to mid-September every year.