2014 TREE REMOVAL PROGRAM-ROCKY RIVER RESERVATION

The 2014 Tree Removal Program-Rocky River Reservation contract was awarded to Taylor Tree Care and Land Management, LLC for the removal of approximately 220 trees, including ash trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer, along the Valley Parkway roadway corridor and in developed public-use areas within Rocky River Reservation. The contract amount is not to exceed $91,250. The program is part of an ongoing effort by Cleveland Metroparks to manage the infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer. • The contract includes the removal of hazard trees of any species along the Valley Parkway roadway corridor and in developed public-use areas. • The program combines in-house staff with contracted removal efforts of affected ash trees, including reforestation. • The contract was awarded based on the lowest and best proposal submitted by Taylor Tree Care and Land Management, LLC.