THE FACTORYVILLE SHADE TREE COMMISSION
Christy Mathewson Park
Welcome to The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission website. We are proud to be a member of the Tree City USA communities.
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FACTORYVILLE SHADE TREE COMMISSION MEETINGS:
Next meeting
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 2 p.m.
Factoryville Borough Hall Building,
161 College Avenue, Factoryville.
Agenda will include the following:
1) Discussion of permit applications for any tree pruning, removals, or planting along the right of ways of Factoryville Borough.
2) Discussion of tree pruning for clearance pruning along all the streets and right of ways in the Borough.
3) Planning for ongoing tree assessments for all borough streets.
4) Plan for upcoming volunteer work dates to plant enhancement plantings along College Avenue.
5) If you have a tree you are concerned about along the streets of Factoryville please contact the Shade Tree Commission
at 945-1014.
Volunteers plant 25 new trees on April 19, 2008
Thank you volunteers for coming out and helping us plant trees.
Rain totals and watering information
for the upcoming week--
For the week of May 4th-May 10th:
We received 0.4" of rain last week, please give each new tree 12 gallons of water this week.
Trees need to be watered frequently for the first two years after they are planted. Please water to help your trees survive.
Volunteers needed to help plant trees,
check upcoming events page for more details. Upcoming Shade Tree Events click here
This site last updated: May 5, 2008
Science students from Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center planted four trees in 2007 for Arbor Day. Arbor Day will be celebrated at the end of April 2008. Trees will be planted at the new parking lot across from Ray's Market next to Print Ed Products.
Mayor Gary Evans proclams it Arbor Day in Factoryville. Factoryville received its Tree City Designation for the 8th year. Factoryville also received its 6th Growth Award for Outstanding Urban Forestry.
Arbor Day was celebrated this year on April 20, 2007 at 2 pm.
Thanks to everyone that came out and helped get the park put back into shape after the recent flooding.
Garden at Christy Mathewson Park damaged by recent flooding.
Factoryville Shade Tree Commission meetings are held on the first Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Factoryville Borough Hall Building. Public welcome.
TREE ORDERS:
We order trees twice a year in the spring and fall. If you are interested in a tree for along the streets please let us know, we have a grant to help purchase trees from the Northeast Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Program.
Please contact the Shade Tree Commission if you might be interested in ordering a tree. 945-7484 extension 3
Mission Statement of
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission
The Shade Tree Commission plants and maintains trees along the Borough streets and public rights-of-way, and in municipal open space.
Our mission is to create and maintain optimum tree cover, species diversity, and a pleasant, planned environment. Promoting an effective community forestry program as an ongoing process of renewal and improvement. A program of tree planting and care that continues through the years creating community pride and involvement.
If you have a tree along the right of way that you are concerned about, please let The Shade Tree Commission know. You can call the Borough Hall building and leave a message at 945-7484.
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Factoryville Residents Please Note:
STREET TREES IN FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH
ARE PROTECTED BY ORDINANCE:
FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH
WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORDINANCE #341
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SHADE TREE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANTING, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND REMOVAL OF TREES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; AND, PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT AND CREATING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
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