Article: Buffalo resumes cutting damaged trees: Arborists to guarantee they aren't savable.

Byline: Brian Meyer

Nov. 2--Buffalo has resumed cutting trees severely damaged by the October storm, but its public works chief gave assurances Wednesday that only trees deemed by arborists to be unsavable will be chopped down. The Common Council has raised concerns that out-of-state contractors hired by the city may have cut some trees last week that could have recovered. Lawmakers passed a resolution Tuesday demanding to know what safeguards are being taken to avoid unnecessary removal of trees.

Council President David A. Franczyk said his office received a dozen calls last week from residents of South Buffalo, the West Side and the Fillmore neighborhood ...

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