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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>The bylaw approach sounds like a good one. Consider amending the bylaw to make this type of conflict something one can apply for a permit for to resolve, conditional on having the conflict and associated remediation plan reviewed and approved by a City arborist.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Cheers,</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Jeremy Gye</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><img width=242 height=43 id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D4EF74.58C5F480" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CFD0BD.F440FD90"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>O: (250) 544-1700<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>F: (250) 544-1700 (call ahead)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>C: (250) 883-4533<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>E: <a href="mailto:jgye@gyeandassociates.ca"><span style='color:#002060;text-decoration:none'>jgye@gyeandassociates.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'><a href="http://www.gyeandassociates.ca/"><span style='color:red'>www</span><span style='color:black'>.gye</span><span style='color:red'>and</span><span style='color:black'>associates.</span><span style='color:red'>ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lindsay Button via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2019 5:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Cc:</b> Lindsay.Button@kitchener.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Tree roots in sewer lines<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Good morning members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I’m interested in your thoughts on a matter we are dealing with here at the City of Kitchener. Our legal department is recommending we amend our City Tree By-law to create an exception which would allow people to cut roots of municipal trees, for the purpose of unblocking sewer laterals. We have fairly standard language that states </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>no person is permitted to prune or remove any part of a City tree, and legal is arguing that people who clear roots from sewers are technically in violation of the by-law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Has anyone encountered this argument and how was it resolved?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Many thanks for your input! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'>Lindsay Button</span></b><span lang=EN-US 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