Questions over qualifications of man who recommended giant wa jarrah be cut down

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Makes the thread about shoddy work in CA look positively trivial in comparison!

 

Questions over qualifications of man who recommended giant WA jarrah be cut down

[Taupotreeman]

Funnily enough I just came straight from that thread.

Reminds me of being asked to peer review a tree report put in to Council for the removal of a Lombardy pop with notable status. The applicant wanted to remove the tree for an upgrade of the area (Department of internal affairs). The report, from an arborist, was one paragraph long stating the tree had an inclusion and was dangerous. I declined the report on the basis there was nothing wrong with the tree, there was no inclusion and it didn't represent any more a hazard than any other tree in the district. ONE PARAGRAPH for a protected tree!!!! The applicant still hasn't forgiven me but the tree still stands.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Funnily enough I just came straight from that thread.

Reminds me of being asked to peer review a tree report put in to Council for the removal of a Lombardy pop with notable status. The applicant wanted to remove the tree for an upgrade of the area (Department of internal affairs). The report, from an arborist, was one paragraph long stating the tree had an inclusion and was dangerous. I declined the report on the basis there was nothing wrong with the tree, there was no inclusion and it didn't represent any more a hazard than any other tree in the district. ONE PARAGRAPH for a protected tree!!!! The applicant still hasn't forgiven me but the tree still stands.

 

 

How's life treating you now fella? Happier now you've left the council?? Hope it's going well.

 

I'm envying your weather at the moment and thinking of happy days on the Coromandel!

 

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Edited January 31, 2016 by kevinjohnsonmbe
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[Kveldssanger]

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