Monday, November 15, 2004
They Cut Down My Tree
Somewhere deep down inside the average moral being lies a sense of right and wrong. I've discovered this week that Newcastle City Council choses to listen to the unreasonable wishes of one business group, (the owner of the building), over the wishes of many in the community.
The big sunny spot on the side of this building was, up until last week, shaded by a beautiful large tree. My desk is under the corner window, and I relied on the benificial passive solar properties afforded by this tree to protect myself from glare and sunburn.
The reason given for the removal wasn't because the tree was dying and posed a safety risk, it was because the owners were having roof and awning gutter drainage problems. I can vouch for the inadequacy of the existing gutters surrounding the whole building, but isn't that a maintanence issue?
I'm working on my complaint to council.... Stay tuned.
The big sunny spot on the side of this building was, up until last week, shaded by a beautiful large tree. My desk is under the corner window, and I relied on the benificial passive solar properties afforded by this tree to protect myself from glare and sunburn.
The reason given for the removal wasn't because the tree was dying and posed a safety risk, it was because the owners were having roof and awning gutter drainage problems. I can vouch for the inadequacy of the existing gutters surrounding the whole building, but isn't that a maintanence issue?
I'm working on my complaint to council.... Stay tuned.
