Tree hanging on wires to be taken down
This tree located on Spring Road in West Penn Township can be seen leaning on power lines, only being held up by an oak tree on the other side of the road. Supervisors on Monday agreed to spend $3,500 to have the tree taken down. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS
A huge tree that’s leaning on wires in West Penn Township is a safety hazard and must come down, township officials said.
On a unanimous measure, the township’s board of supervisors Monday morning agreed to spend $3,500 to take the tree located on Spring Road down.
Supervisors’ Chairman Tony Prudenti said the township had four companies look at the tree; three of which said it was too big, and the fourth which said it would have to bring in a crane.
Supervisor Timothy Houser said the tree is definitely a hazard.
“I think we need to have it resolved,” Houser said.
Prudenti referred to the situation as an “imminent danger.”
“It’s a monster,” he said. “The only thing holding it up is an oak tree on the other side of the road.”
