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TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER
Trees and Tree Limb Removal
POLICY NO: 9
APPROVED: 11 December 1989
Resolution#: 89-407
Amended: 25-198 (2025-10-14)
It shall be the policy of Council that with respect to trees on Town owned property
that:
1)
Are dead, damaged or diseased, such tree or limb so affected shall be
removed at Town expense.
2)
Overhang private property and only where there is imminent danger of
damage or an obstruction to the private property as a result, such limb or
tree shall be removed at Town expense.
3)
A tree or limb is not dead or damaged, neither the tree nor any portion of
it shall be removed without the express consent of Council except for
operational reasons such as the installation of sidewalks, sewers, roads,
etc., and in such case, only at the determination of the Town Engineer.