Tree Trimming and Removal in Griffith

Tree Removal In Griffith, IN, And The Ash Borer Clause

Griffith’s code names the emerald ash borer outright. Section 26-137 counts a tree infested with insects, “including, but not limited to, Emerald Ash Borer or termites,” as a diseased tree, and § 26-144(b) lets an owner ask the town to remove a parkway tree “believed to be afflicted with Emerald Ash Borer.” If the town confirms it, the town removes that tree “at its own expense.” So before paying for tree removal Griffith IN homeowners should ask one question about any ash in the parkway: has the town looked at it yet?

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What Article VII Asks Of A Griffith Owner

The tree rules sit in Chapter 26, Article VII, “Diseased, Dead and Damaged Trees” (§§ 26-137 to 26-144). Section 26-138 makes owners responsible for “the care, treatment, maintenance, and removal” of diseased, damaged or decayed trees, “including such trees located within a parkway,” and says the town is not liable. Section 26-139 prohibits keeping “Any diseased tree” and dead or damaged hazard trees, and § 26-140 declares them a public nuisance.

The clock is 20 days. Under § 26-142, “the property owner shall have 20 days to comply with the notice from the date it was issued.” A written appeal goes to the clerk-treasurer within ten days under § 26-143; the council confirms, modifies or vacates the notice, and if it stands the owner again has 20 days. If the town ends up doing the work, § 26-144(a) charges the owner for “any requisite permits,” the removal, cleanup, and professional and attorney fees. Article VII itself does not state a permit requirement for removing a tree, and we found no fine amount in it. The ISA’s homeowner site has a plain explanation of how to recognize a declining tree.

Six Rail Lines And An Old Lake Michigan Shoreline

Griffith was founded in 1854, incorporated in 1904, and named for Benjamin Griffith. Broad Street once crossed six rail lines and 13 tracks and was known for a time as the “busiest railroad crossing in the country”; the Griffith Grand Trunk Depot, the E.J.&E. Griffith Interlocking Tower and the Griffith State Bank are on the National Register. The town covers 7.77 square miles, all land, and its boundaries take in part of the ancient Calumet shorelines of Lake Michigan.

For tree work, the history that matters most is the code’s attention to ash. Under § 26-144(b), a parkway ash the town confirms as infested comes out at the town’s expense, while § 26-138 leaves other diseased parkway trees with the owner. We check species before we price anything near the curb.

Griffith Jobs We Take On

• Tree and bush removal — with every log hauled, as § 62-60 expects of the contractor who felled it
• Trimming and pruning — deadwood out before it turns into an Article VII notice
• Stump grinding — ground below grade once a private ash is down, chips raked out or left as mulch
• Storm response, 24 hours a day

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Any tree removal Griffith IN homeowners book with us ends with the wood leaving on our truck, not yours. Send a photo of the bark and canopy if you suspect ash, and we will tell you whether to call the town first. The number is 708-424-5885; the rest of our Lake County, Indiana service area is listed online. Neighboring work: Highland, Merrillville.