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Purrington, Teresa
From:cc mc lean <
Sent:Monday, August 28, 2017 8:57 AM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Monday's Tree Committee meeting 8/28/17
Please distribute to Tree Committee members, Mayor Harmon, City Council members, and
post with Agenda Correspondence. Thank you.
Tree Committee members:
Please do not allow the tree removals on Garden St. Higuera St., Palm St., Marsh St., and Osos St.
that are on your Monday, August 28, 2017 agenda. San Luis Obispo is allowing the removal of too
many mature trees which give our city so many gifts in terms of beauty, shade, carbon sequestration,
lower temperatures in the heat of summer, homes for birds and the wonderful feeling of walking
through our Downtown urban forest. .
It is very disheartening that San Luis Obispo claims to be a "Tree City" while at the same time
continuing to allow the removal of mature trees. I question the need to remove healthy trees in light of
Climate Change. Are you willing to participate in the needless destruction of one of our town's
greatest assets? Small replacement trees just don't make up for the loss of older trees. Please
protect our mature trees in the City.
Sincerely,
Cheryl McLean
San Luis Obispo