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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mark Burleton. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please contact Philip van Wassenaer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:pwassenaer1022@rogers.com">pwassenaer1022@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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>Mark B via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> April-11-19 4:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<br><b>Cc:</b> Mark B<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [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>Hi Lindsay, my first thoughts are; don’t let council change the current restrictions. Based on “ give a them an inch, and they will take a mile “ You can’t trust the builder / developer / maintenance companies to follow the most bylaws anyway, don’t give them a way of bending the rules further, as the will. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just my 10cents. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mark Burleton. <o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 10 Apr 2019, at 13:38, Lindsay Button via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone encountered this argument and how was it resolved?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks for your input! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'>Lindsay Button</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'>Urban Forest Technologist | Parks and Cemeteries | City of Kitchener<br>519-741-2600 x4181 | TTY 1-866-969-9994 | <a href="mailto:lindsay.button@kitchener.ca">lindsay.button@kitchener.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/index.aspx" target="_blank" title="The City of Kitchener homepage"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image001.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/city-services/connect-with-us.aspx" target="_blank" title="Contact the City of Kitchener by phone"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image002.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cityofkitchener" target="_blank" title="Follow Kitchener on Facebook"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image003.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/citykitchener" target="_blank" title="Follow Kitchener on twitter"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image004.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/city-services/pingstreet-mobile-app.aspx" target="_blank" title="Ping Street"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image005.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/cityofkitchener" target="_blank" title="City of Kitchener YouTube channel"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image006.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/cityofkitchener" target="_blank" title="Follow Kitchener on Flickr"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image007.png></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#455052'> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cityofkitchener" target="_blank" title="Follow Kitchener on Instagram"><span style='color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image008.png></span><span style='color:#449EAA'> </span></a></span><a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/kitchener" target="_blank" title="Engage Kitchener"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#449EAA;text-decoration:none'><image009.png></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>