<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Guy,<br><br>Thunder Bay's policy is to ask the resident if they would like a tree as a commitment to water the tree is also required. Only those that agree will get a tree. New mass tree plantings (which can occur on boulevard strips or municipal right of ways) tend to happen only when roads are being redeveloped. <br><br><span>Residents that want the city to plant a tree on the boulevard in front of their house have two options available. They can request a tree and be put on a waiting list (currently a 2-3 year wait) or they can pay part of the cost of planting the tree through the city's Tree Stewardship Program (and get one right away). (Check out <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.treestewardship.com">www.treestewardship.com</a> for more details). Either way they must agree to water the tree until it is established.</span><br><br>Further information can be had by contacting myself or Shelley Vescio, the city forester.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>David Stevenson, RPF<br>President, <br>Trees Thunder Bay<br><br><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Guy Martin <gbmartin@langleycity.ca><br>To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br>Cc: Len Walters <lwalters@langleycity.ca><br>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:57:56 PM<br>Subject: [CANUFNET] Boulevard Plantings<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Hello all,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We have currently been planting trees on city owned
boulevards. Basically a strip of turf 1-2 meters wide between the sidewalk and
the road…this is in residential areas.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">As you can imagine we have encountered both positive and
negative comments from various homeowners. In the past we have planted our
properties and boulevard strips without much of a problem and have just gone
ahead and done so.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The road we are currently or rather I should say were
working on, also happens to be the Mayor’s road (election year), and he
is getting heat from some neighbors. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are now sending out a letter informing that we are doing
this albeit it is late and rather obvious that this is going on.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">This is not a new development but an established area that
has decent tree cover now, larger estate lots that will most likely be zoned
for a higher density in the next 10 or so years, with tree removal occurring then,
so it would be nice to have our street trees established.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I would like to inquire what other municipalities do or have
done for this type of scenario.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Do you plant trees where residents request them not to be? </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Do you only plant where residents are receptive and skip
those that are not?</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Do you conduct a survey of an area and plant if a certain %
of affirmative is reached? </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">What about planting on municipal property with no boulevard
strip directly in front of residents home?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Any insight on this problem is welcome!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Thanks,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Guy Martin</span></font></p>
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