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2011-05-11 10:41:40 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| PLEASE RESPOND TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORMAT. |
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| THIS REVIEW IS IN RESPONSE TO THE DAMAGE REPORTS |
| RECEIVED ON 5/9/11. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL OF THE |
| COMMENTS MADE ON 12/29/10 STILL APPLY. |
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| 1. THE FIRST FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS DID NOT REFERENCE THE |
| LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE. IT IS UNCLEAR TO ME AS TO WHAT |
| THESE PHOTOS ARE DEPICTING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PHONE |
| OR CABLE TV WIRE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SPLICED. THESE |
| CABLES ARE ALWAYS INSTALLED CLOSE TO THE SURFACE AND |
| NEED TO BE REPAIRED FROM TIME TO TIME. LAWN MAINTENANCE |
| CREWS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DAMAGE LINES BY INSTALLING |
| PLANT MATERIAL OR EVEN RUNING AN EDGER AROUND A BED. |
| PHOTO # 6 SHOWS A PATCH IN THE STREET, BUT NO TREE IS |
| SHOWN IN THE PHOTO AND THE CURB APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL |
| AND UNDISTURBED. PHOTO # 7 SHOWS A DISCOLORATION AROUND |
| A WATER METER. AGAIN, NO TREE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND |
| WATER METERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LEAK. PHOTOS # 8-10 DO |
| SHOW TREE DAMAGE TO SIDEWALKS. HOWEVER, THE |
| INSTALLATION OF ROOT BARRIERS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS |
| SITUATION. PHOTOS # 11-12 SHOW DAMAGE IN THE REAR OR |
| SIDE OF A HOME. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT |
| ROOTS FROM A STREET TREE COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. |
| PHOTOS #11 AND 12 ARE NOT SHOWING ANY DAMAGE. |
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| 2. CONCERNING THE WRITTEN COMPLAINTS, EIGHT OF THE |
| SIXTEEN COMPLAINTS REFER TO THE TREES AS BEING DIRTY |
| AND/OR DROPPING ACORNS. THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THESE |
| TREES DROP ACORNS IS QUITE LIMITED. PERHAPS IF THE LAWN |
| CREW WERE VACUUMING THE PAVED AREAS DURING THE TIME OF |
| ACORN AND LEAF DROP INSTEAD OF USING A BLOWER, THE |
| PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED FOR |
| ALL LIVING THINGS. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE DOLLARS |
| ALLOCATED FOR LAWN MAINTENANCE OF YOUR COMMUNITY FAR |
| EXCEEDS THE DOLLARS ALLOCATED FOR TREE CARE. THE |
| ELIMINATION OF ALL TREES WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE |
| SAME ANALOGY CAN BE DRAWN THAT IF ALL OF THE LAWN AREAS |
| WERE ELIMINATED, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED TO MOW THE |
| GRASS. ONE OF THE LETTERS INDICATED THAT THE THATCH IN |
| THE LAWN WAS CAUSED BY THE TREES. THATCH IS CAUSED BY |
| NOT PICKING UP THE GRASS CUTTINGS AFTER MOWING AND |
| MOWING AT TOO HIGH OF A SETTING. THE GENTLEMAN ALSO |
| STATED: "THE LEAVES ARE HARDLY EVER CLEANED UP". AGAIN, |
| I WOULD ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO THE LACK OF PROPER |
| MAINTENANCE. I WOULD ALSO DISPUTE THE NEWS ARTICLE |
| CONCERNING POLLEN LEVELS IN WEST PALM BEACH. I GOT ONTO |
| THE POLLEN.COM WEBSITE REFERENCED IN THE NEWS ARTICLE |
| AND FOUND THE EXACT OPPOSITE RESULTS STATED IN THE |
| ARTICLE. I HAVE A PRINT OUT TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THEIR |
| WEBSITE THAT SHOWS SOUTH FLORIDA, INCLUDING WEST PALM |
| BEACH, AS HAVING A LOW TO MODERATE POLLEN COUNT AND AS |
| BEING ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY TO LIVE IF |
| YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY. |
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| 3. REGARDING THE INVOICES, INVOICE # 267 AND 622 ARE |
| VALID EXPENSES INCURRED BY HAVING THE TREES. THE TWO |
| INVOICES TOTAL $2,750 AND WERE PAID OUT ALMOST TWO |
| YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SPENT IS |
| LOW CONSIDERING THE COST OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. ONE |
| OF THE INVOICES REFERENCED A BROKEN MAINLINE WITHIN A |
| SLEEVE. I AM NOT CLEAR ON HOW THE MAINLINE WITHIN A |
| SLEEVE WAS DAMAGED BY A TREE WHEN THE SLEEVE WAS NOT |
| DAMAGED. ANOTHER INVOICE WAS FOR REPAIR OF BROKEN |
| IRRIGATION LINES CAUSED BY CONCRETE REPAIR. IF THE |
| CONCRETE COMPANY DAMAGED LINES IN THE COURSE OF DOING |
| THEIR JOB, HOW IS THAT CAUSED BY THE TREES? |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE |
| DOCUMENTATION FROM POLLEN.COM, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE |
| TO CONTACT ME. I CAN BE REACHED AT: (561) 822-1462. |
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