[Discuss] Alexandra Gardens Meeting reminder and ANOTHER Felling Alert!

[Anne Garvey]

Sorry, I was sending that to Jack on the Cambridge News.


On 14/10/10 22:16, "John Lawton" <chair at soscambridge.org.uk> wrote:

> "Cambridge City Councillors, are keen to avoid extensive work on
> Plane trees in the city's Alexandra Gardens, and have called a public
> meeting to hear residents' views".
> 
> Just a reminder that the above meeting will take place this Friday,
> 15 October at 7pm at St Luke's Church in Victoria Road. Please attend
> if you can.
> 
> Alarmingly there is another case that has come to light concerning
> trees that are recommended for felling because they are blamed for
> subsidence problems this time in Robert Jennings Close.  The trees in
> question are the subject of preservation orders!
> 
> <http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPac
> kPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M0000036
> 1/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf
> (big dowload, see page numbered 293 onwards).
> 
> This is set to be decided at a Council planning meeting on Wednesday
> October 20th.
> 
> Again, we are concerned that the council is accepting, too readily,
> the advice of structural engineering advisors working for the
> insurance companies, and is not mounting a strong enough defence of
> the trees, in this case protected ones.
> 
> We think that Cllr Cantrill should delay any decision on these trees
> until the issue in Alexandra Gardens has been decided as they could
> set an unhelpful precedent.
> 
> John Lawton
> SOS Chair
> 
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