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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear North Eveleigh people<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There have been some concerns raised about the removal of trees planned for in front of the CMEs building to the Redfern Station end of the site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Concerns were raised with Council and the SMDA and the tree removal has been delayed a week. Below you will find the response from Council to questions raised at the last Council Meeting which has been passed on by Irene Doutney.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you have any further concerns regarding this matter please contact Juliet Suich at the SMDA or Garry Harding from Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Finally a reminder that if you have any suggestions to make regarding the planning for the two parks on the Newtown end of the park please get these in in the next couple of days – for more details see <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/northeveleigh/ahousing/121217smda">North Eveleigh Parks - Invitation to Contribute to Design by 17 December 2012. </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The landscaping / park proposed near the Western entrance can be seen at <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/northeveleigh/ahousing/121203smda">Landscaping for Park near North Eveleigh Western Entrance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The SMDA have submitted their intention for the Affordable Housing at North Eveleigh to the Department of Planning to obtain the Departments requirements for their “DA”. You can see the initial intention (including proposed car allowance for different sized units) at <a href="http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=5708">North Eveleigh Affordable Housing Project</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:navy'>Geoff</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Geoffrey Turnbull<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Spokesperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>REDWatch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Ph Wk: (02) 8004 1490 Mob: 0418 457 392</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>email: <a href="mailto:mail@redwatch.org.au">mail@redwatch.org.au</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>web: <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au" title="blocked::http://www.redwatch.org.au/">www.redwatch.org.au</a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> Irene Doutney [mailto:idoutney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 12 December 2012 10:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'geoff@turnbulls. au. com'<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: CME tree removal at North Eveleigh in Wilson St Darlington<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Geoff<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just about to leave for airport and saw the below email. Can you pass on info to Wilson St residents who were concerned please?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have a great Xmas see you when I get back<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Irene<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Garry Harding <<a href="mailto:GHARDING@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">GHARDING@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 12 December 2012 8:22:44 AM AEDT<br><b>To:</b> Clrs&Support Staff <<a href="mailto:Clrs&SupportStaff@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">Clrs&SupportStaff@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Joel Johnson <<a href="mailto:jjohnson@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">jjohnson@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>>, Karen Sweeney <<a href="mailto:ksweeney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">ksweeney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: CME tree removal at North Eveleigh in Wilson St Darlington</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lord Mayor and Councillors</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:#F9F9F9'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office and the Scientific Services building (CME), located on Wilson Street, Darlington, are state significant heritage buildings and date back to the 1880’s. The Government Architect’s Office and Heritage Services Branch have been engaged by the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) to undertake essential conservation maintenance on these two buildings, in accordance with the Heritage Act, 1977.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:#F9F9F9'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As part of the works, the project’s Heritage Architect has recommended the removal of seven London Plane trees from the northern side of the CME building at the Wilson Street frontage. The seven trees are located in front of a concrete plank retaining wall along Wilson Street that traps groundwater (see attached photos). The elevated soil levels in which the trees are growing is covering sub floor vents and directing surface runoff under the building causing damage to timber elements of the building.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:#F9F9F9'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tree removal will allow the lowering of the ground levels adjacent to the building that will reinstate air flow to low level vents, together with installation of new stormwater drainage and weepholes to the retaining wall. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The (SMDA) applied to remove the trees and a permit was issued on 21 November 2012 following a comprehensive assessment of the trees and building works required. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The trees are only semi mature (planted around 1990) and the damage caused to the building will only get worse. City staff considered whether other viable alternatives were available, such as pruning the roots or putting in place other treatments given the trees’ close proximity to the state listed heritage building. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whilst the City appreciates the amenity and other benefits the trees provide, they are not considered significant specimens, and their removal was supported to enable the state listed heritage building to be repaired. Replacement planting is a condition of the tree removal permit and the SDMA are required to plant two replacement trees at the completion of the works. There are 3 street trees in the footpath outside the CME building and there is scope to plant a further 3 trees in the street after the Plane trees have been removed. The City will plant the additional street trees in the next planting season which commences in April 2013. The SMDA have also advised that the area between the building and the front fence will be landscaped at the completion of the works.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The SDMA have complied with the permit requirements to place signs advising of the tree removals two days before the tree removals take place. The SMDA had advised that the tree removals were to take place on Tuesday 11 December 2012, however, in light of recent concerns raised by local residents have delayed the removals until Tuesday 18 December to provide more information regarding the works. SMDA have advised that they will be talking to local residents who have contacted them about the tree removals to discuss the reasons for the work and replacement planting. Further information regarding the works can be obtained from SMDA – contact Juliet Suich - P: 9202 9118/0431 576 922, E: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Juliet.Suich@smda.nsw.gov.au"><span style='color:windowtext'>Juliet.Suich@smda.nsw.gov.au</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards … Garry</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></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"'> Peter Spencer <a href="mailto:[mailto:pspencer@netspace.net.au]">[mailto:pspencer@netspace.net.au]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 7 December 2012 2:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Clover Moore; Irene Doutney; Linda Scott<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: CME trees</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Dear Clover Moore, Irene Doutney and Linda Scott,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Below please find below correspondence between myself and Geoff Turnbull of the Redwatch Group.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I apologies for sending this to a group in this way but as Geoff says time is of the essence and we have just received this and have grandparent duties in half an hour until late.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In essence this is about the apparently imminent removal of trees from in front of the heritage listed CME building in Wilson Street Darlington, part of the North Eveleigh redevelopment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The only notification residents received was a pamphlet sent from Juliet Suich's office earlier this week. I had asked informally the workman digging up the area and was told trees would be removed early next week(Tuesday was mentioned). Suddenly this morning a notice appeared on the fence,a letter of confirmation of approval from the Council, dated 21st of last month. Please find this below and also recent correspondence with Geoff..Juliet Suich has not supplied any information to me.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As Geoff suggests we would like an urgent stay of removal to allow further investigation of their true impact on this building, this time involving the local residents and an independent arborist.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brenda Spencer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Peter & Brenda Spencer<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>412/181 Lawson St.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Darlington, NSW, 2008<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>0413 231 907<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Geoff Turnbull" <<a href="mailto:geoff@turnbulls.au.com">geoff@turnbulls.au.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 7 December 2012 13:19:25 AEDT<br><b>To:</b> "'Peter Spencer'" <<a href="mailto:pspencer@netspace.net.au">pspencer@netspace.net.au</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>RE: CME trees</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <<a href="mailto:geoff@turnbulls.au.com">geoff@turnbulls.au.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Peter and Brenda</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the information – as Council has approved it will be difficult to stop. I might see Irene this afternoon and can talk to her about the problem. If you have not done so already you should ring the council officer and discuss the matter with her as she will get to respond to anything that goes to Council. If you are not happy you should let her know you are contacting councillors about it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Next I think you should Urgently write to Clover Moore <a href="mailto:cmoore@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">cmoore@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a> and Juliet Suich saying that Council has given approval for removal based on visual inspection only but that you have reasons to believe that the reported impact on the building is not as claimed and that you want removal of the trees delayed until there is further investigation of their true impact on the CME’s building.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>At same time you should contact Councillors Irene Doutney (<a href="mailto:idoutney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">idoutney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>) Greens and Linda Scott (<a href="mailto:lscott@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au">lscott@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au</a>) ALP and ask them to urgently take up the issue with Council with a view to getting a stay on removal until the situation is investigated and the need to remove the trees demonstrated.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Given the trees can now be removed on or after Sunday you should get on to this this afternoon.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am out this afternoon so I cannot get something out before the end of the day but if you can do this, and get any others concerned about this to do this it might get a stay until situation is clarified.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:navy'>Geoff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Geoffrey Turnbull</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Spokesperson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>REDWatch</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Ph Wk: (02) 8004 1490 Mob: 0418 457 392</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>email: <a href="mailto:mail@redwatch.org.au">mail@redwatch.org.au</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>web: <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au" title="blocked::http://www.redwatch.org.au/">www.redwatch.org.au</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></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"'> Peter Spencer <a href="mailto:[mailto:pspencer@netspace.net.au]">[mailto:pspencer@netspace.net.au]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 7 December 2012 12:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:geoff@turnbulls.au.com">geoff@turnbulls.au.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> CME trees</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Geoff,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a nasty feeling that everyone is procrastinating and the trees will be gone early next week. Maybe they need to go, maybe some need to go, maybe none need to go.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's now about Council, SMDA and Rail Corp going about this in totally the wrong way.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We are continually told ( particularly with Sydney City Council) about open and transparent government, full discussion, community groups informing the discussion but it seems that when they want to do something like this it can be done with secrecy up until the removal is about to happen. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Below is the belated notification stuck up on the fence this morning (late last night?). The pamphlet slightly enlarged is there too.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A resident opposite read this this morning and is ringing the Council. He got the pamphlet but there is no indication of the imminent removal date on it. I only found out by casually asking the workman removing the bricks around the trees yesterday if he knew when the trees were going to be removed. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We rang the Redfern branch of the City of Sydney Council yesterday and Annie said she didn't know about it and that Rail Corp did not need Council permission but that she'd pass it on. We tried to contact them again this morning but only an answer phone operating to Debbie Anne Evans, the Manager.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You will see in the letter below, however, that the Council was involved and has given permission on 21/11/2012 after an above ground visual inspection only. Four reasons are then given for the consent. Of these four three are merely guesswork. Visual inspection shows no substantial damage to the building. In fact the worst damage is at the SW end of the front and there is no tree there! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If there is no visual damage to the building now, continued growth is unlikely to suddenly contribute to it; neglect of the building itself has caused major damage over the last few years.The earlier lopping of the trees has been done carefully, no branches grow towards the building and the health of the trees negates the idea that they might start producing weak branches impacting the building.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is infuriating to residents, some of whom have tried to have trees merely lopped when they impact a neighbour's house, to find that none of the hoops and refusals and costs apply here. Do we know when the Council decided to allow this? Was there a Council meeting? Was there notification to the public of this meeting? Why is it that your organisation, the most important voice for residents in the area, received no information about this?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And, most importantly, ....now what? Residents left whistling in the wind. People power only works if they are informed early and allowed to participate in the debate. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>How does one join your North Eveleigh group?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brenda Spencer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=479 height=640 id="_x0032_7f0aae6-de31-44f8-81a5-5fda46e0e7ff" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD4B5.2EFD3E50"><img border=0 width=479 height=640 id=ff9ec61f-2ceb-44d7-92cf-1776943790f9 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDD4B5.2EFD3E50"><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Peter Spencer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>412/181 Lawson St., Darlington. 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