Public Comment

Please bring Indycar to Cleveland

I had 2 trees in the ravine behind my property be marked for removal by Urban Foresty 6/27/25, this was after I called the office and director after my street, and property were hit hard by the storms on 6/18/25. I called to follow up on 8/29/25 and was told my work order was sent to the Vacant Lots department and that it would be 12-18 months before the trees were removed! Vacant Lots told me my trees were rated a 4, lowest priority because they weren't in danger of falling on a house. These trees are dead and are covered with Asian Lantern Flies. Large limbs are falling constantly. When I asked what happens when one of the trees falls on my fence or my shed I was told I could submit a form to legal. And if they fall on my property forestry it will then go back to forestry! Forestry was in my neighbor's yard 6 weeks ago cleaning up the emergency storm damage from Ravine trees that crushed his garage and devastated his yard. What mismanagement of money is this when the trees I have marked are 50 feet away and the equipment needed was already there?! It took Foresty 6 weeks to remove logs from the neighbor's tree lawn and then they had to be called back to clean up the mess they made. It took 6 weeks for my treelawn repair to be completed after the treelawn tree uprooted and fell on my house. Where are all my property tax dollars going? It's certainly not to keep my property maintained. My councilwoman's office told me the city is trying to get the Metroparks to take over the ravine so it will be maintained. Maybe one day we will live in the Cleveland Metroparks instead of the City of Cleveland. They know how to maintain their property.