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With trees down across the city, Minneapolis is urging residents to 

"It’s important to make sure the tree company you use is licensed, because unlicensed companies may not be insured for damage they might cause to your property, and their workers may not be properly trained to protect themselves and your property from damage," according to the city's website. Excerpt:

Minneapolis Park Board crews will collect debris from trees that's brought to boulevards from July 1-12.

St. Paul officials are telling residents to move debris to the curb and call the city's forestry department for pickup over the next three weeks.

"Due to the size of some trees, we may have to hire some outside crews to use large machinery to lift trees off of homes or private residences, but with tonight's forecast of additional storms, that could certainly impact the timeline of when we could recover from this storm," said Brad Meyer, the public services manager for the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department.

St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood was hit the worst, although there was also damage on the West Side and along Johnson Parkway on the East Side, said Meyer.

Crews working nonstop to clear trees, said St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.

Excerpt from a City of St. Paul press release:

Minnesota News

The Cities Blog

Jon Gordon

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With trees down across the city, Minneapolis is urging residents to hire licensed tree removal contractors. “It’s important to make sure the tree company you use is licensed, because unlicensed companies may not be insured for damage they might cause to your property, and their workers may not be properly trained to protect themselves and…

City reminds you to find a licensed contractor for downed trees

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