Hamden Officials Responding To Residents' Concerns Over Tree Removal, Replacement

Hamden, CT - The state's removal of a beloved, old hickory tree in Hamden has sparked outrage since February, and now town officials are hoping a letter to the governor will help the town's pursuit to replace the tree.

According to a report in The New Haven Register, Hamden Legislative Council has asked Mayor Curt Balzano Leng to contact the governor.

The council wants the mayor to send a letter to "'Gov. Dannel P. Malloy about how DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee allegedly spoke to a member of the West Rock Park Association during discussions about possibly replacing the tree,'" The New Haven Register reports.

The state DEEP cut down the 100-year-old hickory tree, part of the West Rock State Park, in February without notifying the town or park association, according to the report.

The community is asking the state to replace the tree, according to the report.

Read the full story in The New Haven Register here.