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DILLARD2.UPD Page 1 <br /> For December 17. 1993 Council Newsletter <br /> Dillard /Old Dillard Rd. Tree Felling Permit Update <br /> As reported in the December 3rd Council newsletter. Benchmark Northwest was granted a limited permit on <br /> November 23. 1993 to remove trees from approximately twelve acres between Dillard and Old Dillard Rds. <br /> The original request was for a thirty foot wide logging road to traverse the property and to remove up <br /> to 80 percent of the Douglas Firs present. The limited permit which was approved restricts removal to <br /> those trees having evidence of disease. decay. or are hazards to existing structures and road <br /> rights -of -way. The haul road width was limited to twelve feet instead of the thirty feet requested. <br /> This week staff performing their daily inspection found tree removal has occurred on this site that is <br /> believed to be outside the provisions of the permit. In particular. it is the staff opinion that the <br /> twelve foot wide clearing allowed for the haul road area has been exceeded. Representatives of <br /> Benchmark Northwest have been instructed that no additional tree removal for the haul road will be <br /> allowed without specific approval of the Urban Forester. The Urban Forester is in the process of <br /> determining the number of trees that may have been removed outside the approved permit provisions. <br /> Initial findings place this number at approximately 25 -30. An inquiry has been forwarded to the City <br /> Attorney's office requesting an opinion if administrative or civil penalties should be imposed. <br /> The information covered above is also being mailed on Friday December 17th to the neighbors and <br /> interested party list that was generated in the application process for the Dillard /Old Dillard Rd. <br /> tree felling permit. For more information. please contact Johnny Medlin or Jan Staszewski at 687 -5220. <br />