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Old 23rd March 2008, 01:36 AM   #4 (permalink)
Ekka
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Default Re: Councils pays back tree removers

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"But it's like if you can't find the perpetrator in school, so everybody is held back for detention.''
I'd like to do the same to them everytime they hack a tree, dont fill a pot hole or have some corrupt azzhole in there approving waterfront developments and getting kick backs..

Idiots, and I assure you if you did the same with containers in your own yard you'd soon be asked to remove them.

Here's the council's foreshore management draft plans.

Port Stephens Council: Your council: Port Stephens Foreshore Management Plan

Here's their contact information if you'd like to email them.

Contacting Council

council@portstephens.nsw.gov.au

This isn't about justice, it's about deterent and punishment. They punish the lot with tactics and strategies illegal to us.

Far as I'm concerned, Port Stephens Council Above the law eh. I hope a lawyer lives along there and burns your azzes.

They spent $10k putting them there and perhaps same getting rid of them. That could be reward money, replant money etc.

Properties with views have had this occurring nearby for ages, nothing new. You cant have cameras on every tree however to prevent this sort of damage and be alerted means community onside not offside.

Ask yourselves this council, if a resident there rang in asked for some crown thinning or lifting to help their view would you have listened? Doubt it. You'd probably dig in and give them the rule book. So people now take matters into their own hands.

A proactive and approachable position can work. In other areas councils have engaged nearby communities to manage local parks and tennis courts etc. They get reduced rates in compensation for it and do the mowing and facility handling. I recall renting courts and nets from private houses directly opposite parks and there was a community group who looked after it.

So, now you painted yourselves into the alien corner, pulled out your big illegal stick and run around like rabid 50's Russian's!

Idiots, expect more bad news now, dont be surprised of you started a little tree poisoning war now.
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