Tree removal to clear the way for North Main Street Sidewalk project in Yardley Borough

YARDLEY BOROUGH The North Main Street Sidewalk Project took a step forward Tuesday night with the awarding of a bid for tree removal.

Thirteen trees will be cut down in phase one of the two phase project to make way for a new sidewalk, which will link the boroughs downtown to residential neighborhoods located north of Afton Avenue, including the new Yardley Walk development.

Phase one will extend the existing sidewalk on the east side of North Main Street from the Grist Mill parking lot north to roughly 112 North Main Street. Phase two will extend the walkway to McKinley Avenue.

Council voted on August 20 to give the phase one tree removal job to Kents Quality Tree Service, the lowest bidder for the project. The price-tag is $8,700, but additional work could be done not to exceed $12,000 total.

Councilman Rich Wayne noted that 22 trees in all have been identified for removal along North Main Street. Thirteen are slated for removal during the first phase with the balance being removed during the second phase.

Those numbers could fluctuate somewhat, said Wayne, based on requests being made by several North Main Street residents living in the phase two project area. They are asking that several problematic trees be considered for removal during the first phase.

Council vice president Kathryn Cadwallader said moving ahead with tree removal is a good idea, a feeling echoed by councilmember Uri Feiner, who added that it would be helpful for property owners to receive timelines for when the trees will be removed.

Wayne noted that residents may notice x marks on trees and utility poles, but said they are for a separate PECO project. They are not part of the boroughs North Main Street Project.

Wayne, who ran for office after a previous council nixed the North Main Street sidewalk project, said he anticipates the new sidewalk to be completed by the end of this year.

In other action, council gave the Harvest Day Committee approval to hold a wine tasting during the fall street festival on Saturday, Sept. 20 in the borough. Continued...

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Tree removal to clear the way for North Main Street Sidewalk project in Yardley Borough