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Heritage Tree Designation Designation. In order to protect significant trees within the city, the city has established the heritage tree designation. A heritage tree may be designated by resolution of city council at the request of the tree board. The property owner has to consent to the designation, in writing, before the heritage tree is designated. Heritage trees may be located on public or private property. A heritage tree may lose its designation upon the written consent of the property owner to the Public Works Director who will notify the tree board of the request. Criteria. Criteria. A tree has to meet one of the following criteria in order to be designated as a heritage tree: (1) It has reached its mature growth as specified in Hortus Second, compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey, Macmillan Co., N.Y., 1941, and Carolina Landscape Plants, by R. Gordon Halfacre, Sparks Press, Raleigh, N.C., 1971. (2) It is listed as a Champion Big Tree, as designated by the state division of forest resources. (3) It has significant historic value to the community. (4) It is a rare species, or provides a habitat for rare species of plants, animals or birds. A designated heritage cannot be trimmed, cut or removed without prior written notice of 30 days to the director of public works. Responsibility of tree board. It is the responsibility of the tree board to locate and identify heritage trees through the assistance of appropriate civic groups and, with the consent of any owners, may designate such trees by marker or device. If you are interested in having a significant tree considered for designation as a heritage tree, you may obtain an application from the Public Works Department. A list of designated heritage trees and their location is available at the City Clerk's office. In order to protect significant trees within the city, the city has established the heritage tree designation. A heritage tree may be designated by resolution of city council at the request of the tree board. The property owner has to consent to the designation, in writing, before the heritage tree is designated. Heritage trees may be located on public or private property. A heritage tree may lose its designation upon the written consent of the property owner to the Public Works Director who will notify the tree board of the request. Criteria. Criteria. A tree has to meet one of the following criteria in order to be designated as a heritage tree: (1) It has reached its mature growth as specified in Hortus Second, compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey, Macmillan Co., N.Y., 1941, and Carolina Landscape Plants, by R. Gordon Halfacre, Sparks Press, Raleigh, N.C., 1971. (2) It is listed as a Champion Big Tree, as designated by the state division of forest resources. (3) It has significant historic value to the community. (4) It is a rare species, or provides a habitat for rare species of plants, animals or birds. A designated heritage cannot be trimmed, cut or removed without prior written notice of 30 days to the director of public works. Responsibility of tree board. It is the responsibility of the tree board to locate and identify heritage trees through the assistance of appropriate civic groups and, with the consent of any owners, may designate such trees by marker or device. If you are interested in having a significant tree considered for designation as a heritage tree, you may obtain an application from the Public Works Department. A list of designated heritage trees and their location is available at the City Clerk's office. Leaf Collection October 15 through December 31 is leaf collection season. Loose leaves may be piled at curbside (not in street) for collection. Leaves must be free of tree limbs, rocks, bottles or other objects that may damage collection equipment. The City will provide (and deliver) residents with bulk loads of leaves for garden mulch at no cost to resident. It is not necessary to call the Public Works Department. Removal crews routinely check each City Street. Leaves must be bagged for collection at all times except as noted. Parks The City maintains eight public parks including: Patton Park, Toms Park, Boyd Park, Lenox Park, Keith Park, King Memorial Park, Sullivan Park (Green Meadows), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, and Berkeley Park. Patton Park Located on Highway 25 North. Comprised of 19 acres, 2 baseball fields, basketball courts, 4 racquetball courts, 2 tennis courts, football field, two pavilions with picnic tables and grills, 2 gazebos, a playground for tots, a one-half mile lighted walking trail, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. Boyd Park Located on Highway 25 North (King Street). Comprised of four acres, two tennis courts and a miniature golf course (putt-putt). Toms Park Located on Lily Pond Lane off West Allen Street. Comprised of five acres, 27 shuffleboard courts, picnic tables, and Whitmire Activity Building that is available for public rental. Lenox Park Located on Lenox Avenue. Comprised of one-half acre and picnic tables. Sullivan Park Located on Ashe Street at the Green Meadows subdivision. Comprised of five acres, two basketball courts, an equipped playground, and picnic tables. King Memorial Park Located on Seventh Avenue East. Comprised of six acres, a baseball field, a one-mile nature trail, and a one-half mile walking trail. Keith Park A one-acre park located on Druid Hills Boulevard. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park located at 4th Avenue and Grove Street is comprised of several picnic tables, a walking path, and a granite memorial. Berkeley Park on Balfour Road consists of a baseball park and two pavilions with restrooms. Plans for a nature trail are being developed. Recycling The City added mixed paper and cardboard in 2005 and most plastic bottles in 2008. Recycling is collected every Friday. Please have your containers curbside before 7:00am and please do not place your container on the sidewalk. Please visit our contractor's website, www.curbie.com, for more recycling information. Street and Sidewalk Repair To report unsafe or unsightly sidewalk and street conditions, including potholes, call the Public Works Department at 697-3084. Street Division The Public Works Department maintains 65 miles of City streets but all streets in the City are not City-maintained. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) maintains several major thoroughfares (U.S. 64, U.S. 176, and Highway 25 - including King and Church Streets, and others). Funding for the maintenance of City streets come from what is known as Powell Bill funds. These funds are not property taxes but are monies received from the taxes paid on gasoline. Allocation of these funds is based on population (75%) and street mileage (25%). The monies the City receives from the Powell Bill Fund cannot be spent on maintaining any NCDOT street. That is why at times you see potholes on major streets and wonder why the City is not repairing them, however, we do report them to NCDOT. We pride ourselves on the low number of potholes on City streets. We repaired over 1,200 potholes last year. You can report a pothole in the City by calling 828/697-3084. Bridges There are thirteen bridges in Hendersonville that are not maintained by NCDOT. Bridges are thoroughly inspected every two years by state certified inspectors. Snow and Ice Removal The City of Hendersonville has three trucks with plows and salt spreaders plus numerous small tractors with scrape blades. Every year in October we begin preparing for winter weather by inventorying all abrasive materials and salt, training the operators of equipment and checking the maintenance of the equipment. The City is divided into three sections. Operators are assigned sections and provided with a map of those streets. Priorities for snow/ice removal include: Emergency facilities (Pardee Hospital, Emergency Medical Services, law enforcement), major connecting streets, minor connecting streets, and then residential streets. Traffic Division The Public Works Department maintains traffic lights and traffic controllers within the City, 1,000 overhead light fixtures and 100 controllers. Of course, there are NCDOT-maintained and City-maintained traffic lights. This depends on the street they are on and their location. We receive a lot of calls wanting a new traffic light installed, restricted parking, or other traffic-related requests. The proper procedure to accomplish such a change is to write a letter or call the Police Department with your concern/thoughts. After receiving this request, the City has a formal procedure that is followed which includes conducting traffic counts, investigate the number of accidents, perform speed checks and investigate the visibility at the specific location. The Manual on Uniformed Traffic Control Devices is used to determine if the request meets warrants as specified in the manual. The Public Works Department in conjunction with the Police Department submit their findings to the City Council with a recommendation to deny or approve the request. The City Council makes the final decision. Streetlights Through Duke Power, the City has over 1,800 streetlights. These are designed to illuminate the street only - not private property. If you feel your street is too dark, call the Police Department at 828/697-3025 or the Public Works Department at 828/697-3084 to request a streetlight. A survey of the particular street will then be done and additional lighting will be installed if recommended by the night Police Patrol Supervisor.

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