Trouble with council trees

Council intends to plant more trees at the Mount.
I live in Greerton and they intend to plant a tree in front of my place. A few years past I had a big Jacaranda tree right in front of my place which used to fill the spouting with leaves and also leave bits of wood all over my roof.

When it rained I had to clean out my spouting and down pipes. I was too old to get up on the roof to clean it, so the Council sent out some young chaps to do it. That cost me more money as they broke three tiles which had to be replaced.
They came one afternoon and cut the tree down.
Now they intend to plant another tree where that one was. I don't know, I consider they cannot look after the trees they already have.
I say to those people at the Mount to say to the Council, well you say it's your land so you can keep the road fronts tidy. I know this much, if I'm still alive and they put another tree outside my place I won't mow my front as I already have two more or less in front of my place now.
Why don't they come and talk to people face to face, instead of putting a notice in one's letterbox like they do.
If the Council want more trees planted put them outside their places and they can clean up the mess they make. (abridged) D Pratt, Greerton.

2 comments

DISTRACTION FROM IMPORTANT

Posted on 14-05-2011 12:03 | By WARTS N ALL

Trees have there place, but when talking about trees takes hours of TCC time meanwhile the financial wheels are free wheeling off into the sunset at break neck spped you do have to wonder about why they are all there?


D Pratt & Warts n All

Posted on 16-05-2011 20:43 | By Nigel Barker

Well said just more money down the drain. Street Sweeper truck to clean up, blocked drains, staff time & product to maintain and on it goes.They complain about the cost of maintaining a park (forgot the name) yet introduce more damn maintenance and costs. What is it with these bureaucrats and Councillors. Is any one in charge of this runaway money machine? Or is the BOSS MAN out to lunch? Mr Mayor ... are you there... Heeeeello! "Citizens Monitoring Council"


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