The City of Sanford Public Works Department says its contracted vendor, A Budget Tree Service, will begin a tree care initiative to clear public right-of-ways starting June 29, 2026. The work is intended to keep emergency vehicles able to navigate streets and to keep sidewalks clear for pedestrians.
Crews will raise tree canopies to 17 feet over streets and vehicle ways and to 9 feet over public sidewalks. Trimming will be done only as far as reasonably necessary to reach those heights, and the city notes that because branches grow over public spaces, work may occasionally extend just beyond the right-of-way line onto the edge of personal property.
Neighborhood dates are set for the Old Sanford Historic District on June 29, July 1, July 6 and July 8; Georgetown on July 14, 15, 16 and 17; and Goldsboro on July 20, 22, 27 and 30. Schedules may change with weather. Residents are asked not to park vehicles on the street directly under right-of-way trees on their neighborhood's scheduled dates, since blocked areas may delay service for a block.
Press release issued by City of Sanford:
https://sanfordfl.gov/neighborhood-tree-trimming-schedule-summer-2026/
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