Tree Planting Underway in Altoona
By: Kevin Flanigan
Updated: April 28, 2010
ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY - An an annual effort to improve the appearance of some Altoona city streets is underway. A neighborhood revitalization project calls for planting up to 100 new shade trees along some city streets.
About half of those trees will be planted along 7th and 8th Streets in the City.
The placement of the new trees has been determined by the Altoona Planning Department and the City's Shade Tree Commission.
The goal is to put in healthy new trees that are of a size and variety that will not cause problems on the streets where they are planted.
A couple of private contractors including Hawk's Landscaping and Charlie's Tree Service have been hired to take care of clearing away the damaged trees and planting the new ones over the next several weeks.
About half of those trees will be planted along 7th and 8th Streets in the City.
The placement of the new trees has been determined by the Altoona Planning Department and the City's Shade Tree Commission.
The goal is to put in healthy new trees that are of a size and variety that will not cause problems on the streets where they are planted.
A couple of private contractors including Hawk's Landscaping and Charlie's Tree Service have been hired to take care of clearing away the damaged trees and planting the new ones over the next several weeks.
