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Dear All,<br><br>
The coverage by Havergal of the proposed felling of Plane trees in
Alexandra Gardens has been biased from the start.<br><br>
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. <br>
Having been to the meeting the truth is the opposite! <br>
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 <u>very </u>near tree to be removed and
nothing was done.<br>
It seems that the local paper accepts the unsubstantiated claims by
insurers and distorts evidence at meetings rather than support tree
preservation.<br><br>
Bruria Shachar-Hill<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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!<br><br>
<<a href="http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf%3Ehttp://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf</a>
(big dowload, see page numbered 293 onwards).<br><br>
This is set to be decided at a Council planning meeting on Wednesday
October 20th.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
John Lawton<br>
SOS Chair<br><br>
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