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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have some questions for city arborists/foresters related
to trees in centre medians in higher speed zones:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1. Does anyone have a situation with trees, especially
mature trees, currently growing on centre medians of higher speed right-of-ways
i.e. 80 km/hr? If so, how do you manage this with transportation engineers,
i.e. that their view is the trees are a hazard to driver safety?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2. Are you planting in these centre medians provided that the
median is a certain width, safety curbs are constructed, and/or the trees are
in raised planters, etc – barring concerns with de-icing salt impact on
tree health? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3. Do you have guidelines in place in cooperation with
transportation in that you do or do not plant trees in these centre medians?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance for your feedback!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>Martha
Barwinsky</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>City Forester</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>City of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3
color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>105-1155 Pacific Ave</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>Winnipeg</span></font></st1:City><font
color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:green'>, <st1:State w:st="on">MB</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">R3E
3P1</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>ph: (204)
986-3701</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=green face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:green'>fax: (204)
986-3860</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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