We have confirmed with the Village of Wheeling that these trees were infested with the Emerald Ash Borer. Since Cedar Run Dr is a public Wheeling street, these trees technically belong to the Village, and the Village was responsible for their removal.
This is a sad situation. Not only does this diminish the look our our neighborhood, but it also takes away a lot of our shade and protection from the sun. Many homeowners who once enjoyed the shade from these trees will see their utility bills rise during the summer months.
More information will be posted on this blog as it becomes available. But this begs the following questions:
How many more trees will we lose?
What can be done to save the trees we still have?
We are still investigating how many other vulnerable trees are on the property. What we do know is this....Cedar Run once had a contract with a Certified Arborist called Best Trees. When the Sher/Shaw group took over, they immediately ceased payment to Best Trees. Ultimately, Best Trees sued them for breach of contract and won a judgement (including legal fees) on 6/12/2013.
A qualified, Certified Arborist could minimize and prevent the losses of trees by inspecting and treating our Ash trees and immediately removing any trees that are too damaged for treatment. To our knowledge, the Cedar Run Master Board has not worked with a Certified Arborist to maintain our trees. At best, they have only worked with a tree trimming service (which incidentally is owned by one of the Master Board's directors). But this company does not have the expertise or resources to fight the Emerald Ash Borer and save our trees.
We remind you once again that cost cutting by eliminating needed services is NOT SAVING US MONEY!
As always, we welcome any questions or comments from homeowners at restoreCR@gmail.com. We have received dozens of encouraging emails, and we make every effort to reply promptly.
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