Residents fill seats at council to save neighbourhood trees
At last night’s council meeting in North Battleford, residents of the 1300 and 1400 blocks of 97th St. showed up to voice their concerns about tree removal affecting the aesthetics of the neighborhood and property values in upcoming road construction plans.
In an upcoming Underground Pipes and Asphalt Replacement (UPAR) project, 11 trees were slated to be removed on the 1300 block of 97th St. and another five on the 1400 block. A group of residents filled the seats at council, led by William Chappell and Brenda Korchinski, to voice their concerns.
“In many ways the trees define the neighbourhood,” Chappell said. “The removal of these trees would have a devastating impact on the character of our neighbourhood.”
Chappell said the trees are the home to many song birds so removing them would be effecting the habitats of while life in the area. He added property values could also be affected. Korchinski added there have been other UPAR projects where the number of removed trees was much less.