7 * • A. t. • a/ • <br /> or 1 i ii All i r ' , �� ,�,''� _ 4 pry "it-1_4,i, ,43,,,77. -az. <br /> prh fro-, .. - <br /> .., ,, , Tkv., ,, ,,,.,•,,-..,_ ,..74 <br /> .41t ,,,,,,P-'7.' {. ♦ -. * -. <br /> r <br /> 0 r , r e i .. w f. d se . d dr"- ! 'tt <br /> ,: <br /> y Jw . � ' r <br /> R n:. " d °r ' <br /> ' . '", -1.1. y 'aY'4f b -i c '' <br /> R *4444" a CS f <br /> .ny�ri e » r _ + r y <br /> ati• AL 'T y ^. si',, �-' p <br /> ✓ „ S *c y �. W. .yam s .;j!A' }N'C '. <br /> 'Tt .J i M " Xr`. % ..yM <br /> WAYNE EASTBURN /The Register -Guard <br /> A crew runs branches through a chipper at St. Mary's Catholic Church. <br /> Church expansion <br /> angers tree lover <br /> • Protest: A Eugene woman pickets a construction <br /> project at St. Mary's. <br /> By PAUL NEVILLE City officials negotiated with the <br /> The Register Guard church's architect to revise plans that <br /> Eugene's downtown landscape lost originally called for removal of all or <br /> most of the trees on the building site, <br /> five large trees as construction crews located just north of the church at 1082 <br /> began work this week on a $1.5 million Charnelton. <br /> addition to St. Mary's Catholic Church. The 21,000 square foot, one-story <br /> The removal of the trees prompted building is being built by Morris P. <br /> Eugene resident Diane Gilbert to pick- Kielty Construction and is scheduled <br /> et the church Tuesday afternoon with for completion this fall, according to <br /> a sign referring to the church as "Our Theresa Nugent, business manager for <br /> Lady of the Bulldozer." the church. <br /> Gilbert said she was picketing the Nugent said the building will serve <br /> church in hope that city officials will <br /> as <br /> stop issuing permits for removal of a badly needed education social <br /> "old growth" trees at construction center for the 67-year-old church. <br /> sites. Nugent added that the church has <br /> However, city officials said no per- been careful in clearing of trees. <br /> mit was required for the removal of "We're not removing anything that <br /> the trees, which included a 30 -foot to didn't need to be removed,' she said. <br /> lip tree and several fir trees taller than She added that the church has <br /> 100 feet. City code allows property done a substantial amount of landscap- <br /> owners to remove without permits as ing and improvements to church <br /> many as five trees on lots greater than grounds, including construction of a <br /> 20,000 square feet. central garden area, in recent years. <br />