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Show Farmingion adopts policy to save trees - r 1 v Woodman, spare that tree! , . Touch not a single bough! " ., ' '' In youth it sheltered me, Andl '11 protect it now. ' George P. Morris - '-V. ' ".('.- .. .!'-.',..",'.: .... .-,1'...''- FARMINGTON - Wednesday' evening the Farmington City coun-' cil firmly united in SOS (Save Our Sycamores) campaign by placing a ' moratorium on the cutting down of ' any trees in the city-owned parking . Strips of Farmington City All trees with a diameter of three ; inches or more will be protected un-' un-' til the city attorney drafts an ordinance or-dinance protecting trees in Farmington Farm-ington and until the council takes action on this ordinance. : A letter from Sam Welch of 330 , N. Main, requesting authorization ; to remove two large sycamores within the street right-of-way in .? front of his home, prompted this ' council action. Mr. Welch,; a former member of the city's informal tree ' committee, wanted to replace the giant sycamore with two trees of a . small variety. . i Currently the city is working with some grant money to do a tree inventory of the city and to prepare an ordinance dealing with removal and trimming of trees along the main arterial streets of Farmington. Until this work is completed later ' ft CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Farm, adopts tree policy CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 this summer, anyone wanting to remove a tree from the parking. " strips in Farmington Will have to gel permission from the city planner BobScott- A formal rely to Mr. Welch's re-quest re-quest was tabled until the proposed ordinance is adopted. . . |
