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Lane Transit District <br /> PO. Box 7070 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 -0470 <br /> (541) 741 -6100 <br /> Fax (541) 741 -6111 <br /> April 24, 1997 <br /> Scott Plamondon <br /> Urban Forestry <br /> City of Eugene - Public Works <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> Dear Scott: <br /> Thank you for meeting me at the Eugene Station site to discuss the trees located at 10` and <br /> Olive Streets adjacent to the future Eugene Station plaza. As you know, the current plan is for <br /> three of those trees to remain and for a new large tree to be planted in the center of the plaza. <br /> We believe that the current trees, which are columnar in shape with dense foliage, do not fit <br /> the planned plaza design and that a canopy style tree with lacier foliage would be more <br /> attractive. <br /> The change in trees is clearly optional and would be done solely to improve the appearance <br /> of the plaza. However, if the trees are to be changed, now is clearly the best opportunity to <br /> do so. <br /> We would like a determination from the City if changing these trees would require a fee for <br /> the removal of mature trees and replacement with younger, smaller caliper trees. We do not <br /> believe that the fee should be charged, since the change is strictly optional and would be <br /> done with the sole intent of establishing more appropriate trees in that location. <br /> It is not certain if the cost to replace the trees will fit within the project budget or be considered <br /> an appropriate expense. It is extremely unlikely that the change would be made if there were <br /> also tree removal fees. <br /> The decision on the trees needs to be made very soon. Please get back to me on this by <br /> May 2, if at all possibl: <br /> Sinc- -y, <br /> Charlie Simmons <br /> Facility Services Manager <br /> CS /crt <br /> H: \W PDATA\EUGSTATN\pltrees.doc <br />