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City starts mowing season in two weeks

By Lightning Reports, Published: April 10, 2023

Hendersonville's Public Works Department has announced its plan to begin roadside mowing starting Monday, April 24, and continuing until late September. Roadside mowing helps ensure safety by improving the visibility of signs and preserving sightlines at intersections. The trimming work also helps to keep sidewalks clear and free from overhanging limbs and branches.

“Managing the vegetation along our streets is an important function of our Public Works Department,” Public Works Director Tom Wooten said. “The main goal is to keep our city streets safer for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.”

Residents are encouraged to maintain their property adjacent to the street right of way to avoid interfering with the city’s sidearm mower. With 68 miles of streets to maintain, the sidearm mower is the only viable way crews can manage this volume of roadside maintenance.

A general guideline for homes adjacent to roadways is to keep any bushes, tree limbs, or other vegetation out of the roadway and 1-2 feet behind the curb or edge of the pavement. The height should be approximately 16 feet above the road surface. For streets with sidewalks, the same applies to the roadway while sidewalks should be clear of obstructions to a height of 7-8 feet.

Property owners near intersections are also asked to keep vegetation and debris trimmed far enough away from the intersections to allow motorists a reasonable line of sight before entering the intersection.

For more information about the roadside mowing program, visit https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/public-works or contact the City’s Public Works Department at 828-697-3084.