Someone elses trees would have to create a clear and present danger to a neighbor before the county could step in, under amendments to a bill considered Tuesday by the County Council Environmental Management Committee.

The bill makes it easier for the county to remove unsafe trees from private property, and to place a lien on the offending property if the owner doesnt pay for removal.

The measure, Bill 64, was advanced by an 8-0 vote to the council, with the bill to be refined with further amendments at the council level. The changes are intended to make a bill addressing problem trees, in particular the invasive albizia, less draconian, following concerns raised by council members and the public.

The county already has a similar ordinance for refuse and undergrowth on unoccupied lots. Bill 64 would add unsafe flora to the list and extend removal to occupied lots. It also lets an adjacent property owner make the initial complaint to the mayor, rather than a majority of adults in a 500-foot radius of the offending property, as is current county code.

Puna Councilman Zendo Kern, the bills sponsor, and Kohala Councilwoman Margaret Wille withdrew their amendments after a lengthy discussion. Kern plans to further amend the bill at the council meeting.

Proponents say the bill is needed, because absentee landowners are letting their albizia trees grow out of control, posing dangers to neighbors when the massive trees drop limbs on other peoples property.

I personally attended the last hearing on Bill 64 in Hilo and was astonished to hear a few people speak against the bill. In almost every case, the person dissenting on this measure misunderstood the intent of the bill, said Eileen OHara, Hawaiian Shores Community Association president.

The purpose of this measure is to relieve the citizens of this island from the increasing threat of physical harm and property damage that could cause extensive financial hardship.

But Glenn Bousquet, testifying from Pahoa, said the measure will make it hard for people to buy and sell property. He questioned whether buyers would be warned that property they are interested in could be subject to mandatory tree removal. Removing a single albizia tree can cost anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000.

Are we going to criminalize everyone when theyre living in Canada and they buy a lot in Hawaii? he asked.

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Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) August 21, 2013

Tree removal technicians for Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care strengthened the Colorado ecosystem by relocating a 30,000-member Western honeybee colony while working in southwest Denver.

The decline of the Western honeybee is of increasing concern. You can thank, said Time Magazine in the cover story for its August 19, 2013 issue, the Western honeybee for one in every three mouthfuls youll eat today. The Bryan Walsh article focuses on the causes and current danger the world faces with a decreasing bee population and emphasizes the importance of bees to everyday living.

Because trees are natural nesting places for wildlife, when Swingle performs tree removal or tree pruning services, technicians sometimes find animals or insects living in the tree. In each case, decisions must be made regarding the tree and its inhabitants. Are they endangering or potentially endangering the tree and by immediate extension humans or property? Should the animals or insects be relocated, ignored or exterminated?

The correct answers to those and other questions, which only occur to properly-trained professional technicians, vary depending on each situation, said Swingle owner and CEO Tom Tolkacz. Our ability to hire the very best in Colorado landscaping, our internal communications and training systems and the importance we place on protecting Colorados environment puts Swingle in the best possible position to quickly identify issues and opportunities and promptly formulate and execute the proper plan of action. Its just one of the ways Swingle stays ahead of the pack.

This was the case in late July, 2013, when Swingle crews were called to remove a rotted cottonwood tree as part of the Bowles Inlet Ditch Repair Project. During inspection, a Swingle crew member noticed a large, active hive. Knowing the importance of the Western honeybee to the Colorado ecosystem, he immediately reached out through Swingles extensive partner network to find a new home for the colony. Swingle client Pinehurst Country Club resident horticulturalist Bobbi Storrs arranged for the hive to be relocated to the Pinehurst grounds. Because the hive could not be extricated from the tree without placing the colony in peril, Swingle cut a large part of the tree away from the rest, transported it to Pinehurst Country Club and placed it in what Ms. Storr determined the optimal place for the bees, the Clubs ecosystem, its members and surrounding community.

The bee colony was the second hive of a size of 30,000 or greater Swingle had worked to relocate within two weeks.

About Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care Founded in Denver in 1947, Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care has grown to be the one of the largest residential and commercial lawn service and tree care companies in Colorado, employing more certified arborists than any other Colorado company. For information please contact Vince Serio VSerio (at) MySwingle.com (303) 337-6200 or visit MySwingle (dot) com/contact.

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FREEHOLD The Borough Council has awarded a $38,958 contract for tree removal and tree trimming to Drago Services of the Perrineville section of Millstone Township.

A resolution passed by the council on Aug. 5 states that Freehold Borough has one of the more significant inventories of shade trees in Monmouth County.

It references that the recent remnants of superstorm Sandy had a profound impact on the health and sustainability of the boroughs shade trees, necessitating an expeditious contract to remove many of these hazardous trees.

The resolution notes that the boroughs Shade Tree Commission recommended that a contract be immediately prepared to begin removal of trees that are diseased and pose an imminent hazard to the public safety.

According to the resolution, the Shade Tree Commission and municipal officials prepared a bid to establish a contract to perform tree removal and tree trimming services.

The bids were advertised on May 2 and opened on May 23. According to the resolution, the only bid was from Drago Services. The resolution states that the firm was the apparent low bidder and has satisfied all of the bid requirements.

Council members said Drago Services has completed similar work in town in the past, and they said they were satisfied with the companys work.

Councilman Ron Griffiths said that before Sandy struck on Oct. 29, Mayor Nolan Higgins reached out to a number of tree trimming companies to ask if they could be on alert if needed to be available the day after the storm.

All five companies said yes, Griffiths said, but Drago Services is the only company which kept its word and showed up the day after the storm.

Griffiths said he believed it was appropriate to proceed with the awarding of the contract even though there was only one bid received for the job.

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