Shade Tree Commission
In Selinsgrove Borough, Council has appointed a Shade Tree Commission and has given it exclusive custody and control of the shade trees in the Borough.
The Selinsgrove Shade Tree Commission has the authority to plant, remove, maintain and protect shade trees located within Borough streets, easements or Borough property. In addition, the Commission reviews applications for the removal of shade trees located within Borough streets, easements or Borough property to assure that such removals are justified and, if so, to mitigate the impact of the removal on the community.
The removal, pruning or planting of shade trees within the Borough of Selinsgrove may require the submission of a permit application and approval of the Shade Tree Commission.
You can download the necessary permit in PDF format below:
Shade Tree Commission Permit Request (Form)
You can download the Shade Tree Inventory report:
Shade Tree Inventory
The Shade Tree Commission’s regulations and standards for pruning are the Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody Maintenance – Standard Practices (Pruning) as set forth in the American National Standards for Tree Care Operations published by the National Arborist Association, Inc. and approved by the American Standards Institute, Inc. on May 22, 2001.
You can download the information at www.tcia.org.
The Shade Tree Commission consists of a five member board appointed by Borough Council, who serve 5-year overlapping terms.
For more information and determination as to whether or not your trees require a permit, please contact a Shade Tree Commission member at one of the numbers listed below.
2019 Meeting Dates
The regular monthly meeting of the Selinsgrove Shade Tree Commission will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Keystone Room, 1 North High Street, Selinsgrove, PA on the third Thursday of every month, except as noted below:
January 17, 2019
February 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
April 18, 2019
May 16, 2019
June 20, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m.
July 18, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m
August 15, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m.
September 19, 2019
October 17, 2019
November 21, 2019
December 19, 2019
Shade Tree Commission Members
Charles “Bo” Fasold
601 Ninth Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-7936
Term Expires – 12/31/19
Donald Rowe
221 West Pine Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-4508
Term Expires – 12/31/22
Joan Fasold
Chairperson
601 Ninth Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-7936
Term Expires – 12/31/20
Robert Grayston
P.O. Box 55
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Term Expires – 12/31/21
Jonathan Niles
108 Charles Avenue
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Term Expires 12/31/23
