Stonebrook Homeowners SERVICE PROJECT on Oct 20th & Oct 27th 2018
EAGLE PROJECT

There are services available to help residents comply with city ordinances that prescribe minimum clearances for tree limbs and branches that overhang roads and sidewalks. According to applicable ordinances1, trees are to be trimmed from ground level to at least 15 feet above public streets and 8 feet above sidewalks. During the first two weeks of October, volunteers will be measuring tree clearances in our neighborhood. If you have trees that need to be trimmed to comply with city ordinances, those volunteers will deliver a notice to you.

If you have trees that need to be trimmed, you can do it yourself or hire a commercial service. See below prices for LawnTech’s discounted rate to Stonebrook residents. If you decide to trim your trees yourself or if you hire a service that trims but does not haul branches away, you may wish to use the following free service organized by Mark Christofferson as an Eagle Project. Boy Scout volunteers will be available on October 20 and October 27 to cut and tie severed branches into 4-foot bundles to be picked up by the City of Idaho Falls Sanitation Department.

If you desire to make use of this free bundling service, please contact Jim Lea at 208-715-0895 to schedule the Boy Scout volunteers. Please note that the Boy Scouts will not trim your trees. They will simply cut and bundle branches that have already been trimmed. As an HOA, we hope to continue coordinating homeowners to get out and join the service project with your neighbors in this effort each spring and fall in coming years.

1 Idaho Falls Ordinance Nos. 1941, Sections 4-7; 2207, 8-8-96; 2486, 3-27-03; 2738, 2-14-8; 2877, 8-11-11; 2968, 9-10-14.

LawnTech provides pruning services to assess clearance of street trees and to ensure all Idaho Falls city codes have been met, which are 8’ over sidewalks, and 15’ over roadways, respectively. Below is the rate, Bill, the pruning department manager, is offering Stonebrook Subdivision Homeowners.

Trunk Diameter Pricing

0-6 inches:   $50.00/tree

7-10 inches:   $75.00/tree

11” + inches:  $100.00/tree

This service is raising clearance ONLY. Any and all other pruning work, if requested by individual homeowners, would be extra and require a separate estimate. Thank You, Kari Atkinson, Arborist Account Rep Idaho Falls 208-523-5296