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<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 /> originally called for removal of all or
<br /> Eugene's downtown landscape lost 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.
<br /> 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
<br /> church in hope that city officials will Nugent said the building will serve
<br /> stop issuing permits for removal of as 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.
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