Vaughan will prune trees for long-suffering Thornhill residents
'You get smacked in the face,' says resident

Yorkregion.com
Sept. 22, 2017
By Tim Kelly

After years of shouting from the treetops, a leafy problem is about to get pruned for some fed-up Thornhill residents.

Mountfield Crescent neighbours Gilbert Manza and Gary Battaglia have had to dodge low-hanging city trees for what they say are years now, despite complaints to city of Vaughan officials.

"You get smacked in the face. I don't how many times I've tried to get the city. We've exhausted very opportunity with the city," said Manza recently.

"It seems to me that if they make it frustrating enough for you, you'll just go away," he said.

Manza said he's not happy that the tree branches hang down, blocking the way for walkers. And he said the issue is so bad the trees on the boulevard prevent street-lighting from shining onto the sidewalk, causing a safety issue.

"It's a community issue. We pay taxes. I've been here for 30 years and I don't think you can just blow people off," he said.

An inquiry with the city received this response: "The City of Vaughan said it has a street tree-pruning process in place and is currently working in this area of the city. We anticipate visiting Mountfield Crescent within the next few weeks."