Trees Falling on Garth Road

We received the following email from Jay of Lulu's Cake Boutique on Garth Road, who was concerned about the condition of trees on Garth Road. In turn, we emailed the Department of Public Works and when then did not respond we asked the Village Manager's Office: See their answer below:

(Received on August 13 from Jay:) Do you know a huge tree fell down on Garth Rd last night and almost hit someone while they were driving? I've told the village about the trees that are ready to fall down and hurt someone and they have done nothing about it. I was hoping you could write about and maybe they will act up before God forbid something terrible happens. It's a serious problem that can be avoided.

Hope you are well,
Jay

From Josh Ringel, Assistant to the Scarsdale Village Manager:

I apologize that no one had responded to your earlier email regarding a tree falling on Garth Road... I followed up as to your request and received the following information from DPW:

- The request received was that a large branch had fallen near the hair salon (near the 711) on Garth Road. The surrounding trees in question were looked at by a member of the Village of Scarsdale Highway/DPW department on 8/14.

- In the interest of immediate public safety, DPW did prune trees along the West Side of Garth Road.

- However, all the trees on the West Side of Garth Road (from Popham Rd to the Eastchester Line) belong to Westchester County and are the responsibility of the County.

- The Village has alerted the County Parks, Rec & Conservation department that the trees need to be inspected by their arborist ASAP.

Please let me know if you have any further questions regarding this matter.