S&L Underground & Trucking of Sauk City

Some of the problems attributed to S&L Underground & Trucking

• Overly large equipment used
• Serious damage to roots of many mature trees; some had to be cut down
• Litter from construction crew
• Damage to many tree trunks and branches from heavy equipment
• Damage to utility pole
• Crack in dining room ceiling from reverberations from equipment; cracks in foundations of old homes

"Contrast that with Milwaukee, where a strong policy not only protects trees against construction damage but uses a sliding scale to penalize contractors for infractions. James Kringer, Milwaukee's forestry construction supervisor, says the damages to six Madison trees caused by the contractor S&L Underground & Trucking of Sauk City could have brought $25,000 in fines."  Source

Sources:
Isthmus article on urban forestry: "A tree falls in Madison." 10/2/09
The Daily Page, "We're Stumped, 10/2/09
Blog post: "Pictures: Madison’s Spaight Street Residents Angry Over Tree Damage From City Street Project," 7/1/09
Blog post: "Capital Times: “Slaughter On Spaight Street-Trees Goin’ Down”  7/8/09
Blog post: "Madison’s Spaight Street Tree Loss, City Gain" 1/13/10
Cap Times article, 9/24/09
The Daily Page, "Good news for Madison's urban forest,"1/28/10