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4 | April 26, 2018 | The glencoe anchor news
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Century-old elm to be removed near Glencoe Metra station
Village turns to
residents to pick
replacement
Megan Bernard, Editor
A 100-year-old tree will
be removed within the next
month in Glencoe after it
has been in a steady decline
throughout recent years.
The “majestic” American
elm tree is located near
the Metra train station at
724 Green Bay Road in
Glencoe. It was directed to
come down by Glencoe’s
forestry division after it
was monitored and showed
signs of a potential hazard
to commuters, said Megan
Hoffman, assistant to the
village manager.
“In a few weeks, it will
come down, but there is no
official date set yet,” Hoffman
said.
The tree removal will
involve several pieces of
equipment on site with an
aerial truck parked in the
lawn area near the tree,
and it will most likely take
about two days, Hoffman
told The Anchor. Metra will
be notified, the area will be
secured and there will be
pedestrian traffic control
provided on the platform
near the tree.
Once the removal dates
are scheduled, the work
will be completed between
the hours of 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
“We do recognize that
it’s an important tree,”
Hoffman added. “People
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pass it every day, especially
if they commute by train.
Recognizing that, we wanted
to take special care by
picking the replacement.”
Working with a local
nursery — Mill Creek
Nursery, Inc. in Wadsworth
— the Village chose three
replacement trees that
would thrive in that area.
The chosen trees are a
swamp white oak, an accolade
elm and an autumn
blaze maple.
The Village of Glencoe
announced the news about
the 100-year-old tree’s removal
in a Facebook post
on April 12 and asked residents
to vote for which of
the three replacements they
favored the most.
“We are hosting a Facebook
poll to engage the
Please see Elm, 12
A 100-year-old elm tree will be removed after it has
shown declining health near the Glencoe Metra station.
The tree is located south of the station and a plaque
sits in front of it. Megan Bernard/22nd Century Media
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