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The municipality has started using a GIS system to plan maintenance activities associated with municipal trees. By clicking here, you can view a map of the municipality along with symbols […]

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Requests can be submitted by calling the public works main office at 412-343-3403 or online at mylebo. If you call outside of regular business hours and leave a message, please […]

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The goal of the forestry division is to complete every service request as quickly as possible. Determining when a particular request will be completed is somewhat complicated and to some […]

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This varies depending on the species and age of a particular tree. The growth rate of an oak tree is slow so maintenance pruning may not be needed for up […]

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Most trees planted within the street right – of – way are municipal street trees. The most common width of the street right – of – way is 50 feet. […]

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The municipality does permit property owners to hire a professional tree service to prune or trim trees. The property owner or tree service must contact the public works office and […]

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It is the policy of the public works department to replace every tree that is removed unless there is a conflict with a utility, concern with visual obstructions, or space […]

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Make sure that you stay a safe distance from the fallen limb or tree and call 911 to report the issue. There may be energized lines involved which do not […]

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We wish we had enough snowplows and drivers to take care of every street right away, but our resources are limited and so we must adhere to a carefully laid […]

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Under ideal circumstances, we can predict fairly accurately when we will have streets in various sections of Mt. Lebanon plowed. As weather conditions change we often must alter our snow-fighting […]

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