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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
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A peaceful demonstration outside Safety
Harbor City Hall on Monday, Oct. 1 urged the city commission to
approve a tree ordinance that will define "Grand Trees" on public
and private property and create a process restricting work that
could endanger such trees.
Left, Safety Harbor residents Nick
Edmonds, 11, and his father Rob were among those urging approval.
Although commissioners and the city's consultant Alan Mayberry, a
certified arborist, said no ordinance can completely forbid the
cutting of a particular tree, the new ordinance identifies 11
native tree species, including oaks, magnolias, bald cypress and
slash pines, that may be designated "Grand Trees."
The ordinance is
to define how such trees are evaluated, including considerations of
their health and viability, and sets a minimum diameter of 26" for
such designation. The ordinance is still in draft form, but a vote
on its passage may occur as soon as Monday, Nov. 5.
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