FLINT, MI -- Mayor Sheldon Neeley joined city workers to chip downed branches into mulch on Thursday, May 22, and said he’ll ask the City Council to authorize spending an additional $200,000 to take down more dead trees on private property.

“We have a lot of diseased trees, weakened trees, and dead trees inside the city of Flint,” Neeley said. “When we receive high winds, those trees become hazardous to our homes, our property, and sometimes the life and welfare of residents ....”

The city has programs for removing both trees it’s responsible for and those on private property.

The mayor said Thursday that he will ask the council to approve additional funding to speed up the pace of taking down trees that will otherwise come down in future storms.

The private property tree removal progr

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