Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: How do I kill a eucalyptus tree discretely? 20Mar 01, 2010 9:47 pm Interesting reply since I have three degrees and my husband has two. Some very ignorant comments in here...you may have had a bad experience with council but not all Council workers "lean on shovels"!! [url][/url] Redman If an Arborist states that it is diseased and in need of removal - unsafe - then the tree is is a liability. If the council are so dumb to reject an Arborists report then the council needs to get a clue. The council are not scientists or trained professionals so its only their opinion and not their fully qualified and trained assessment they are basing their decision on. One thing to do is report it to the local media. Its a really cheap way of showing everyone what a bunch of goons councils can be. It also might get you the permission to take the tree down without involving a solicitor. If all else fails make sure you have their "fully qualified" assessment (whatever correspondence they send you). Make them do it 3 or 4 times. Then take them to court, make them pay costs! Its just a game, councils are ignorant on most things. Pen pushers! So long as an Arborist hands you a piece of paper that states the tree is doomed and why then you have a case, they don't! Judge to council = Did you asses this tree? Council = no we did not Judge to council = Is the person responsible for rejecting this matter an Arborist? Council = no sir, he is a University graduate trained in social arts and media. Judge = this case is closed. Ruling in favor of complainant. Councils = Monty Python Government = Yes Minister (the documentary) Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 30668 |