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Glendale to cut trees impacting power lines
City joins SRP in the Right Tree Right Place Program
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The city of Glendale is partnering with Salt River Project to remove trees impacting power lines and also planting new trees.
Residents who live in an area with overhead power lines or other electric infrastructure, tree height and distance from the power lines can cause safety concerns as trees can spark a fire or power outage, especially during monsoon storms, according to a news release from the city.
To correct this safety issue, Glendale and SRP have teamed up for the Right Tree Right Place program, where 167 trees near power lines around the city will be removed and SRP will provide new power-line friendly trees of a more suitable height for those areas.
The city will get three trees for every one tree that is removed. In total, the city will receive 500 new trees with this program.
The extra trees will be planted in other places in the city along public streets and in parks.
“SRP looks forward to partnering with Glendale on the Right Tree Right Place program for a number of reasons, including improving air quality, reducing carbon emissions and the urban heat island effect and beautifying the area with new tree plantings, but most importantly, ensuring electric service reliability and public safety,” SRP’s chief strategy, corporate services and sustainability executive Kelly Barr stated in a news release. “Trees planted within 25 feet of a power line should not exceed 20 feet in height at maturity. Trees taller than 20 feet at mature height should be planted at least 40 feet away from overhead lines.”
Under the Right Tree Right Place program, trees that threaten power lines will be removed and replaced with height appropriate tree species.
“We realize it can be disconcerting to see some mature trees removed,” Glendale assistant city manager Jack Friedline stated. “But in the long run, SRP will actually be providing more trees better suited to the site, providing more shade in our city without damaging infrastructure, while also reducing costs for taxpayers and ratepayers alike.”
The program began Nov. 9 at Glendale’s O’Neil, Bicentennial and Grand Canal Trail Parks before moving onto other areas. Moon Valley Nurseries, which has a location in Peoria at 8550 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, will be the official supplier for new trees. New tree planting will begin in mid-December. The project is expected to be completed in mid-to-late February.
