Tree damage, follow-up
Follow-up to the damaged trees post I made last month. I wrote a letter (yes an actual paper letter, not an email to the Township council) which i'll send on monday. Will be interesting to see if they respond.
Municipal Office
20 Third Street
PO Box 70
Keene, Ontario K0L 2G0
To whom it may concern,
I am a former resident of the Otonabee area, having lived near Stewart Hall for 25 years.
During a recent visit to some relatives, I noticed horrible damage to the trees along the roadsides along Matchett line, Driscoll road, and other locations in the township. It appeared that the damage was done while clearing small brush from the ditches. There were branches and bark and limbs torn off large trees, and smaller trees ripped apart or toppled. Much of the cutting was done to trees well removed from the roadside and not of any danger to motorists.
To put it bluntly, I feel the damage to the trees is disgraceful, unnecessary, and done with no regard to the aesthetics, conservation, tree health, or the usefulness of trees as natural snow and wind barriers.
As a former resident of the area who still has many relatives and connections there, I would like to ask that the administration and council of Otonabee-South Monaghan please take measures to correct this situation. Specifically;
i) Review the policy on methods and equipment for roadside brush clearing so that large trees are not indiscriminately damaged in future cuttings.
ii) reprimand the township employees or private company who were responsible
iii) Take steps to restore the damage to the trees and improve the aesthetics by properly cutting limbs that were shredded, and removing the branches and wood chips left in the ditches.
Please note that I have also asked relatives and friends in the area, many of whom are also angry about the cuttings, to contact the council about this matter.
Regards,
Tim Stephens
May 4 2007
So there. And if they don't listen, the next time I'll send some Ents to deal with the matter.
Municipal Office
20 Third Street
PO Box 70
Keene, Ontario K0L 2G0
To whom it may concern,
I am a former resident of the Otonabee area, having lived near Stewart Hall for 25 years.
During a recent visit to some relatives, I noticed horrible damage to the trees along the roadsides along Matchett line, Driscoll road, and other locations in the township. It appeared that the damage was done while clearing small brush from the ditches. There were branches and bark and limbs torn off large trees, and smaller trees ripped apart or toppled. Much of the cutting was done to trees well removed from the roadside and not of any danger to motorists.
To put it bluntly, I feel the damage to the trees is disgraceful, unnecessary, and done with no regard to the aesthetics, conservation, tree health, or the usefulness of trees as natural snow and wind barriers.
As a former resident of the area who still has many relatives and connections there, I would like to ask that the administration and council of Otonabee-South Monaghan please take measures to correct this situation. Specifically;
i) Review the policy on methods and equipment for roadside brush clearing so that large trees are not indiscriminately damaged in future cuttings.
ii) reprimand the township employees or private company who were responsible
iii) Take steps to restore the damage to the trees and improve the aesthetics by properly cutting limbs that were shredded, and removing the branches and wood chips left in the ditches.
Please note that I have also asked relatives and friends in the area, many of whom are also angry about the cuttings, to contact the council about this matter.
Regards,
Tim Stephens
May 4 2007
So there. And if they don't listen, the next time I'll send some Ents to deal with the matter.