Lebanon Most members of the Lebanon City Council stood by their previous decision to move forward with a project to remove more than 30 acres of trees on airport property along Poverty Lane, despite some residents pleas that they reconsider the work during a discussion at City Hall on Thursday.

City officials reiterated their reasons for supporting the tree removal, saying that the trees are obstacles for pilots landing or departing from the airports east-west runway, the tree removal is required by the Federal Aviation Administration and, should the city fail to move forward with the project as planned, it would risk losing federal grant money and insurance for the airport.

We have to follow FAA guidelines, said Mayor Georgia Tuttle to the 25 residents and airport users gathered. If we dont do the safety project because its a known danger ... they wont allow us to have insurance because we are declining to fix something that we know about.

In addition to clearing 33 acres of trees, the $1.2 million project includes removing 38 obstruction lights, replacing them with two 110-foot slow flashing beacons, and moving a fence. Ninety percent of the project is expected to be funded by the FAA, with the state and the city each contributing 5 percent.

The sole city councilor to speak in support of revisiting the issue, Steve Wood, whose Poverty Lane orchard abuts the airport, suggested the city consider scaling back the project to remove only the tallest trees. He argued that the decision to remove the trees was not in the interest of safety, but the citys response to threats by the FAA.

We have not acted in the interest of safety, he said. We have acted as children being told by Daddy what to do.

Wood said that the city struggles to maintain the current safety precautions it has in place, noting that there are 8-10 bulbs out in the existing obstruction lights.

If were so concerned about liability, why arent we replacing the light bulbs? he asked. We should revisit this.

Airport Manager Rick Dyment said replacing the 38 obstruction lights with two taller slow flashing beacons will make them easier for airport staff to maintain.

Due to concerns relating to the projects potential effects on property values, the environment, sound and light, residents requested that the council return to the negotiating table with the FAA to see if the number of trees to be removed could be reduced or delay the project until the city completes an airport master plan, which officials said would take two years.

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Mayor invites activist for tree talk

Kota Kinabalu: Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir has invited environmental activist Dr CY Vun to discuss views on ways to preserve trees in the City.

Madingkir said while he is not an agriculturist, he is a nature lover and appreciates the presence of trees in his surroundings.

He headed the committee that set up the Tenom Agriculture Park (Taman Pertanian) while serving as Permanent Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry in 1996. The park impressed former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir who described it as among the best he had ever visited.

"Together with a team of botanists and agriculturists, including well known botanist Tony Lamb, we created the Taman Pertanian," he said.

Vun had earlier described Madingkir as perhaps among the worst of the three Mayors the city has had so far when it comes to tree-cutting. His remarks followed the cutting of five trees a stone's throw from the City hall headquarters and doubted City hall's version that the trees had to be removed because they had been poisoned by unscrupulous quarters.

City Hall said the cut trees would be replaced with new shady ones.

The Mayor said he was surprised why Vun was comparing winter season and spring time to Sabah when there was only one season here, except for the monsoon or rainy season.

He said the removal of dying and damaged trees in the City was done after much consideration and the physical condition of the tree itself.

"Before removing any tree, our Landscape Department team will conduct physical inspections on the said tree, according to the Tree Risk Assessment Guidelines of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the National Landscape Department," he said.

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Lebanon A proposal to remove more than 30 acres of trees from airport property along Poverty Lane is set to receive another look by the City Council tonight.

Residents submitted letters to councilors in November and December, urging them to revisit the pending tree-clearing project. Among the objections raised are concerns about the effect on property values, impacts on wildlife habitat , and potential increases in noise and light from the airport and nearby Interstate 89. They have also questioned the need for the tree clearing.

After initially rejecting the project which in addition to denuding 33 acres of trees will include removing 38 obstruction lights, replacing them with two 110-foot slow flashing beacons, and moving a fence the council approved the $1.2 million project in phases in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Ninety percent of the work is set to be paid for through federal funds, with the state and city each contributing 5 percent.

Though councilors set tonights meeting to discuss the issue, there is no indication they intend to change course. They have said the project is necessary to improve visibility for pilots along the southern side of the east-west runway, northwest of Poverty Lane and south of Interstate 89, and to comply with federal regulations and requirements by the citys insurer.

People who do this for a living at the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) say this is a risk, Mayor Georgia Tuttle said of the trees in a phone interview Tuesday. When a pilot flies into an airport with fog, storm or rain, they have to have more than a narrow landing zone.

In a memo included in the councils packet for tonights meeting, Airport Manager Rick Dyment said that the city committed to comply with FAA safety guidelines when it entered into an agreement with the federal government to operate and maintain the airport in 1941. Subsequently, the city has agreed to 39 FAA grant assurances tied to federal funds.

Dyment particularly pointed to FAA grant assurance No. 20, which requires that the airport take appropriate action to assure that such terminal airspace as is required to protect instrument and visual operations to the airport ... will be adequately cleared and protected by removing, lowering, relocating, marking, or lighting or otherwise mitigating existing airport hazards and by preventing the establishment or creation of future airport hazards.

FAA spokesman Jim Peters said in an email that the tree removal project is in accordance with federal regulations and will help to ensure the safety of the airport.

Federal air safety regulations require airports to identify and mitigate obstructions that may impact airport operations, Peters wrote. The obstruction removal project will enhance the safety of Lebanon Municipal Airport by removing obstructions.

With the support of federal funds, the city completed an obstruction study in 2009, which identified some of the hills and trees surrounding the airport as interfering with safe landings and takeoffs. It would be totally unrealistic to remove all obstructions, Dyment said in an interview on Tuesday.

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ST. HELENA Beringer Vineyards and the St. Helena Tree Committee are asking for the publics input on possibly removing two trees from the Highway 29 elm tunnel for safety reasons.

The two trees closest to the Beringer driveway make it hard for drivers leaving the property to see traffic, whether theyre turning right or left, said Debra Dommen, vice president of government and community relations for Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Beringer.

When you exit Beringer, youre practically halfway in the street before you can see traffic coming southbound, Dommen told the Tree Committee last Thursday. There have been numerous accidents.

Beringer is committed to the elm tunnel, which is part of our story, Dommen said. We love the trees, but this is about safety, she said.

Members of the Tree Committee stressed that no decisions have been made. They urged the public to provide feedback about the idea at the committees March 12 meeting, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Committee chairwoman Susann Ortega said the State Historic Preservation Office and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, should be consulted. Thompson has previously helped the city, Beringer, Caltrans and other state officials broker deals involving maintenance of the tunnel.

Ortega said the speed of traffic contributes to the problem. The speed limit changes from 45 mph north of the tunnel to 35 mph, which is still way too fast, she said.

Committee members Edie Kausch and Kacey Stotesbery said its too early to make any decisions, but the issue is worth exploring.

City arborist Jim Haller said the two trees nearest the Beringer driveway are in good health, but he agreed they pose a safety hazard.

When Im trying to pull out of there, the front of my truck is sticking out in traffic and Im leaning out the window trying to see, Haller said. It is a hazard.

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WHITEHALL A campaign to spare a century-old Norway spruce that has served as the Whitehall Christmas Tree since 1928 likely wont do much good.

Lights were still on the impressive tree Monday, and Christmas and holiday decorations still adorned the gazebo at the Main Street park adjacent to the Canadian National Railway tracks.

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