[CANUFNET] Appraisal of publicly owned trees

[Michael Richardson via CANUFNET]

If you are thinking of the 9th edition you need to read the draft of the
10th edition and see how that may change your approach.

> Hello all,
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> The City of Victoria is currently reviewing the process in which it seeks
> compensation for publicly owned trees. I am interested to hear from
> municipalities in the Pacific Northwest or cities that have adopted a unit
> tree cost ($/cm2) that reflects municipal labour costs.
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> When calculating compensation for public trees (lost during development,
> during trespass, damaged etc.):
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> 1)   Do you appraise publicly owned trees internally? Or is it done
> externally by a private consultant?
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> 2)   Do you use the tree appraisal methods set forth in the *Council of
> Tree and Landscape Appraiser’s Guide for Plant Appraisal,* 9th edition?
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> do you use another method?
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> 3)   Do you use the species ratings development by your regional plant
> appraisal committee? Or do you have species ratings specific to your city?
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> 4)   For municipalities in the Pacific Northwest, do you use the unit tree
> cost ($/cm2) provided by the regional plant appraisal committee in the 2nd
> edition of the PNW’s supplement? Or do you use another value?
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> 5) If you have adopted a unit tree cost ($/cm2) that reflects municipal
> labour costs, what value do you use?
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> Many thanks,
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> Gregg Staniforth
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> City of Victoria
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