Rep D'Agostino accepted the leadership award from the CT Forest & Park Association
and the Urban Forestry Council at their annual joint meeting.
October 29, 2014
On behalf of the entire Hamden delegation, Rep. Mike D'Agostino accepted the Leadership Award from the CT Forest and Park Association (CFPA) and the Urban Forest Council for the delegation’s work protecting the state’s forests. Eric Hammerling, the CT Forest & Park Association’s executive director, presented the award. Both the CT Forest & Park Association and the Urban Forestry Council, along with countless individuals, lobbied effectively last year for changes in the law that would restrict the ability of a state utility companies to remove and prune healthy trees and to allow the public to have input in the process. Rep. D’Agostino, along with Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, led the legislative initiative to change the law.
The new law, PA 14-151 An Act Concerning Tree Trimming, signed by Governor Malloy on June 6, 2014, provides a number of protections for tree son public land and private property. These protections include ensuring advanced notice, requiring written permission of the land owner on which the tree is located, and allow for the objection of a person who does not wish a tree to be pruned or cut down without said person being responsible for any damages that may result from the tree falling in the future. Additionally, the law allows for a process to appeal any decision made about a tree and strengthens the authority of town Tree Wardens.
Rep D'Agostino accepted the leadership award from the CT Forest & Park Association
and the Urban Forestry Council at their annual joint meeting.