Re: Tree tally leads to new rules (News, July 9)

Saanichs tree removal restrictions act against human life while not achieving the ends that environmentalist politicians want.

For example, why is Western red cedar protected but Himalayan cedar not? (Using the list in your August 22, 2014 issue. Western red cedar, a member of the Cypress/Juniper family, is common here whereas Himalayan cedar, in the Larch branch of the Pine family, is not. (Himalayan cedar is a large tree that looks like Western hemlock from a distance, its closely related to Lebanon cedar.)

Having to get a permit especially burdens elderly and poor people struggling to stay in their homes while at risk of a tree puncturing their roof in a wet winter night.

Saanichs restrictions work against planting trees near houses, because they will be a future burden to the property owner including the cost of necessary removal for either the planting property owner or a subsequent owner who may not want to pay as much due to assuming that cost.

Saanichs restrictions smell like another do-gooder scheme by people who have the negative view of humans that comes from Marxist teachings. They act as though theyve never looked outside and seen that people plant trees which grow, and that many break apart due structural deficiency or rot, or die due to disease or old age. (Indeed, it is known in Saanich that one type of tree breaks in calm summer heat.)

Meanwhile Saanichs bureaucracy cant even get tree selection right theyve planted a large species in narrow strips of grass along the recently rebuilt part of Admirals Road.

Voters should ask questions this fall.

Keith Sketchley

Saanich

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WOODRIDGE The Woodridge Village Board approved several measures on Thursday night, including an expanded road reconstruction project, a bid for ash tree removal and an addition to the Union Pointe Business Park:

1. Road project needs more funding

A change order to increase the amount of funds budgeted for a road reconstruction in Woodridge was approved by the village board Thursday night.

The board approved an additional expenditure not to exceed $410,000 for the road project, which involves Hickory Court, Autumn Drive and Two Paths Drive in the Mendingwall subdivision.

During construction, contractor James D. Fiala Paving Company Inc. discovered more extensive work was required to the roads to prevent premature deterioration, according to a news release from the village.

The adjusted project cost is an estimated $1.45 million. The roadwork continues to progress and is expected to be complete by late September, according to the village.

2. Bid for ash tree removal accepted

Also Thursday, the village awarded a bid from D. Ryan Tree and Landscape Services to remove ash trees and stumps on parkways and other village-owned property. The trees have been deemed unsalvageable due to the emerald ash borer infestation.

While the total cost of the project could change based on the number and size of trees removed, the estimated cost is $195,150.

Five bids were received for the project, with the second lowest bid at $255,517.

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Citing their concerns over regulating what residents can and cant do in their front and back yards, Rolling Meadows City Council members Tuesday (Aug. 19) voted 4-2 not to move forward in developing a tree removal regulation.

During the councils committee of the whole meeting at city hall, and with a few residents from the Fairfax Avenue area in attendance, public works Director Fred Vogt reviewed many tree removal regulations in place in other cities.

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City Wont Move Forward With Developing Tree Removal Rules

JUST weeks ago a giant tree crashed through their garden fence, narrowly missing motorists on a nearby road.

After it fell, experts deemed the 30ft diseased oak too dangerous to leave as it was and cut it down to a four-metre tall leafless stump.

But Nicky and Keith Smith are frightened that it could fall again as they have been told it must stay in their garden as it is still under a tree preservation order (TPO) which has been in place since 1974.

The order means the couple from Canterbury Avenue, Sholing, must ask permission from Southampton City Council before any work is carried out on the 200-year-old tree, despite it having bracket fungi, which can decay and weaken trees from the inside.

Nicky, 46, a driver and mum-of-three, said: Im worried that the rest of it will come down and hurt someone as behind my fence is a road and a pavement.

I think its ridiculous. I assumed they were going to take the rest down to just a small stump but they have left the damaged part of the tree and a big chunk above.

They said thats what they count as safe because there are no leaves on it so it wont catch in the wind but it was a beautiful day when it fell so you cant say that its not going to happen again.

I want them to reduce the bill and take the preservation order off so we can get rid of it properly.

The couple were charged 2,617 for the workers to come out and clear the leaves and smaller branches, which they say is too much.

The council said the tree preservation order is still in place because the remaining pollard a tree with all its leaves and dead branches removed is still alive.

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Published: August 29, 2014 | Last Modified: August 29, 2014 01:25AM

By Andrew Ragali Record-Journal staff

WALLINGFORD The second phase of downtown tree removal and replacement is underway.

On Tuesday, Public Works Director Henry McCully, the towns tree warden, placed removal notices on 38 pear and oak trees lining Center Street from Route 5 to North Main and South Main streets. They were planted as part of the towns streetscape improvement program in the mid-1990s.

Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. said the trees are scheduled to be removed and replaced this fall because theyve gotten too large for the setting.

Sidewalks along Center Street and openings where trees emerge from the sidewalk are too small to allow the trees to continue growing, he said, especially where the buildings are too close.

By planting smaller trees, the town looks to avoid sidewalk issues, free up pedestrian space and keep the downtown area looking aesthetically attractive, Dickinson said.

The town removed 28 Callery pear trees on Quinnipiac Street this spring, replacing them with the same species. Dickinson has said the town plans on replacing trees along Center Street and North Main and South Main streets over the next two years as part of a tree planting program. McCully could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Downtown trees are not meant to be permanent, Dickinson said. They are meant to be replaced every 10 or 15 years. These are ornamental trees. They cant stay here for 30 or 40 years.

Center Street is Route 150, a state highway, unlike Quinnipiac Street. According to state statute and local ordinance, the tree warden is responsible for the care of trees on all public roads and grounds except those along state highways.

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