Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Transportation
 
Board
Department of Transportation
 
chapter
Vegetation Control Regulations on State Rights of Way [24 VAC 30 ‑ 200]
Action Amend Vegetation Control Regulations on State Rights of Way
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 2/2/2022
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1/31/22  12:23 pm
Commenter: Bonnie May Kersta

Do Not Cut Down Larger Diameter Trees and Tree Limbs for Right of Ways
 

The proposed amended regulation does not take into consideration the public cost versus the private benefit of this type of pruning and tree removal. The amendment only benefits private businesses and does not take into consideration the public impact (loss of amenity, stormwater capture, air purification, shade which will lower temperatures in the immediate area). There is not a complete cost-benefit analysis presented in the proposal and this regulation should not be fast tracked.

CommentID: 119186