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Case Noted. The work being requested is far beyond the scope of work that the Urban Forestry Division has the capacity and budget to provide. This request has been forwarded onto the design and construction division of the BPRD. They have confirmed receipt of this request previously and will take your suggestions into consideration for their capital renovation project.

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To supervisor/BPRC Director; *IMPORTANT- ----The following work needs to be performed asap.---- --LOCATION-@BILLINGS FIELD sloped wooded/tree area next to stairway that extends to opposite side of field in WEST ROXBURY at the BELLEVUE STREET end of field in between the 2 walls-the upper Bellevue St & the lower wall behinf tennis/basketball courts. --ALL the SAPLINGS growing wild here under the large mature trees NEED TO BE CUT DOWN with pruners/saws etc TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL (& actually stump grinded out of ground as well for long term fix) & REMOVED ALTOGETHER. The pruning would be a quick fix to the overgrowth problem. --Referring to the wild/invasive saplings growing uncontrolled between the 2 walls between the entire length of the walls from stairway to turnaround at end of tennis courts. --Landscape/tree maintenance needs performed to be able to see inside of these woods from street for public safety reasons & the mature tree health. --This is the sloped woods/treeline area between the Bellevue St wall & the lower wall field level behind tennis/basketball courts, --It would be easiest to do it now before the leaves fill in. --It is necessary to be done for visibility and public safety safety purposes & for insect control as well. --The roots from all the thousands of saplings growing uncontrolled from all the fallen seeds from the mature trees above are choking out the roots (like a pot-bound plant manner created by the 2 walls) and the mature trees are suffering healthwise as a result-another example: The underground root system is like a mesh of steel wool choking out the above trees). --the ground would need to be aerated with an auger to loosen up the compacted soil & break up the sapling underground roots. --You can see the treetops of the trees here are dying/dead & the leaves are unhealthy when they come out for past few years. --I've already emailed Abigail Chatfield about this (as well as Senator Mike Rush) & neighborhood liaison Dan Hudson and they're onboard with doing this as is the neighborhood. Jim Hennigan the Director of the WR Business & Professional Association was also was in support of this. --There's an 'improvement project underway currently but for quick fix the samplings need to BE PRUNED DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL/REMOVED WITH PRUNERS. (the sapling stumps would be a big task). --Pls respond with an update & to conform receiving this Thanks, T Rowley, local long-term resident | Is this a City owned tree situated on the sidewalk: [Yes] Park: [Billings Field]
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42.28136646, -71.15609415

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