Description

On the east side of the street, at the curb line, between the sidewalk and curb, is a tree, that has begun to die. It is some 40' tall, with the inward upper half, where the trunk splits off, is dead, along with all the limbs and branches connected to that portion. The tree has blocked several vehicles involved in accidents at the intersection over the years, from running up on the lawn, and in one case stopped at truck , traveling north, struck in the side by an auto that did not stop coming off Park Rd, from running over my neighbors children who were 8 and 9 years of age at the time. I also understand that all the trees on the East Rock Park side of the street, which have to be maintained by New Haven, have been neglected for years, along with litter pickup, and overgrowth of shrubs, and weeds from the park, by the New Haven Parks Department, which is headquartered a block south, because the supervision there does not consider it a priority. Speaks volumes on their leadership to ignore their mess every day they drive into work form suburban towns.