A tree fell Tuesday morning on Kepler Road in DeLand. It struck two cars and sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A tree fell in a roadway near DeLand on Tuesday morning, striking two cars and sending the driver of one vehicle to the hospital with injuries, a Florida Highway Patrol official said.

Anitra Lark, 35, of Miami suffered minor injuries and was taken to Florida Hospital in DeLand, said FHP Sgt. Kim Montes.

Lark was southbound on Kepler Road when a tree on the west side of the road fell on top of her car. The tree also struck a Chevy Tahoe driven by Steven Queen, 42, of Altamonte Springs. Queen did not get injured, Montes said.

The tree fall closed both lanes of Kepler Road until a county tree removal crew cleared the way, Montes said.

The incident at Kepler Road and Poinsetta Lane was reported at 9:26 a.m., according to a dispatch log.

Initial reports to dispatchers indicated that a woman was pinned inside the car after the tree fell on the vehicle, the dispatch log shows.

Troopers are working to determine who owns the land from where the tree fell, Montes said.

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WHEATON Trees on public parkways affected by the emerald ash borer may be gone by May.

The Wheaton City Council unanimously voted to approve almost $2 million for the trees' removal during a Jan. 20 meeting.

In August 2014, city staff proposed adding more than $850,000 to the 2014-15 budget for the program, said City Manager Don Rose, but held off.

"We never presented [the council] with a budget amendment because we were actually hoping to even request more money," he said.

After the approval, the city is allocating about $1.9 million to combat the invasive insect that infests ash trees and slowly kill them, according to city documents.

When Rose originally asked for the additional funds in the fall, the city still had several thousand of the 6,500 previously identified at-risk ash trees to take down. To expedite the process, the city hired outside workers to supplement Wheaton crews. Now it could be done in only months.

Some ash trees in the community are not yet infected, Rose said, and most are being treated by adjoining property owners. However, treating trees isn't a long-term solution.

"What we were told is that treatment is OK for a while, but you're just delaying it," said Mayor Mike Gresk.

Rose and City Attorney James Knippen also told the council it was not legally obligated to replace any trees on private property.

The council has previously supported plans calling for expanding its tree replacement program. If the city decides to sponsor replacements for its trees, it would cost about $1.2 million over the next eight years, Rose said in August.

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Eco terrorists beware planting a tree on city property could soon result in a hefty new fine.

A tough new bylaw that will be reviewed Monday by city councils planning and environment committee packs new fines and increased charges for messing with trees in the Forest City.

Other changes in the proposed tree protection bylaw include an increase in the cost of taking down a tree on city property and tickets for people who damage or remove trees.

Its part of protecting what we have, said Sara Rowland, an urban forester planner with the city. We should be giving them extra protection.

Under the current rules, a person who cuts down or damages a tree on city land is given a summons and has to appear in court.

A ticket, with fines ranging from $300 to $1,000 depending on the offence, would speed the process and make it easier for the city to administer the bylaw, Rowland said.

If a tree is taken down by a third party consensually, such as a developer, the developer has to pay for the removal cost. Under the proposed bylaw, they would have to pay for the value of that tree in addition to the removal cost of anywhere from $500 to $3,300. That replacement value could be in the tens of thousands of dollars if the tree is mature, Rowland said.

The change is aimed at builders who remove a tree on city land for a development.

If a developer wants to remove that asset, they now just pay a removal fee, thats it. Under this proposed bylaw they will now have to provide compensation for the appraised value of the tree, Rowland said.

Builders now pay for removal of other infrastructure such as light standards and utility poles, and trees will be no different, she said.

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Tile Meister of Grand Junction has been awarded Best of Houzz for customer satisfaction by Houzz, a leading database for home remodeling and design businesses.

Houzz relied on a variety of factors to determine customer satisfaction, including the number and quality of client reviews about Tile Meister received by Houzz during 2014, according to a press release.

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Renwick resident Peter Ball waters his garden.

Sprinkler restrictions are in place in Renwick and Picton, with an outright water ban looming if people do not curb their water use.

People in odd-numbered houses can only water their gardens with sprinklers on odd-numbered calendar days in the affected areas, while those living in even-numbered houses can use sprinklers on even-numbered days.

The water restrictions, which took effect yesterday, mean only one tap can be used to run a sprinkler system in Renwick and Picton.

Marlborough District Council operations and maintenance engineer Stephen Rooney said there was no limit on using handheld hoses, but residents were asked to be sensible with their water use.

"If people continue to increase their water use, if they ignore the ban and it gets drier, an outright ban may have to be imposed."

The same set of watering restrictions were put in place in Renwick in February 2014, March 2013 and December 2012.

The water limits in Renwick would be in place until further notice but in Picton it was hoped that it would be a short-term restriction only, Rooney said.

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The call came in at 8:06 p.m. as an activated fire alarm at the Benson Downs Apartments, 11000 S.E. Petrovitsky Road.

No one was injured, but three families were displaced from their water-damaged apartments, according to Renton Deputy Fire Chief Chad Michael. The American Red Cross responded to assist them.

Four units suffered water damage, with the unit where the fire started the most affected by water and some fire, according to Michael.

The fire was started by flower-shaped decorative lights resting on the carpeted floor in the dining area, he said.

Fire crews didn't need to deploy their firefighting equipment but helped clean up the water damage.

Two engines, one ladder truck and two aid units responded to the fire.

Michael stressed that the sprinkler system kept the fire in check. "The sprinkler did its job and kept the impact to a pretty minimal amount," he said. A damage amount wasn't immediately available.

He noted that recent fires at apartment complexes in Renton grew in size because they didn't have sprinklers.

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