City Begins Trimming Alley Trees Monday

City of Sidney Parks Department crews are set to begin trimming right-of-ways throughout the city.

Beginning Monday, crews will be working their way across the city to trim back trees and bushes encroaching into alleys. The work is done each year for the safety of staff and equipment.

Under City Ordinance 1034.06 Care, Trimming, and Removal of Street or Park Trees, Authority of Utility Companies, Plantings by Residents, Permits: “(a) The city may plant, prune, maintain and remove street or park trees, within the rights-of-way of streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares or other public ways or...