[Discuss] Alexandra Gardens Meeting coverage in the CEN!

[B Shachar-Hill]

Dear All,

The coverage by Havergal of the proposed felling of Plane trees in 
Alexandra Gardens has been biased from the start.

He has accepted the claim that the trees are the cause of subsidence 
from the start and distorts the contribution of Mr Norfolk from the 
Arundel Hotel to give the impression that he wanted a tree felled.
Having been to the meeting the truth is the opposite!
Mr Norfolk stated that he wanted some branches removed and a tree was 
felled without informing him! He arranged for underpinning of a 
building without demands being forwarded to the council. He 
complained that he asked for some branches of a very near tree to be 
removed and nothing was done.
It seems that the local paper accepts the unsubstantiated claims by 
insurers and distorts evidence at meetings rather than support tree 
preservation.

Bruria Shachar-Hill







>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/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$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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