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� . <br /> ! R£GULAR t'1EETING OF THE ORONO COiJP1CIL, DECEPSBER 12, 1977 Page 45 <br /> This letter was sent in response to the rieeting COPu�UNITY PLANNING BOARD; <br /> which was hosted by [�TF3HS , and �ahich was attended FUNDING <br /> �by r.tunicipal officials on November 28, 1977. I (Continued) <br /> wanted to bring you up to date on some activities <br /> which have happened since this r.ieeting and which <br /> � have changed the tone of the letter. • " <br /> Cor.unissioners Ticen, Robb and Kramer met �aith <br /> . municipal officials in the South Hennepin area. <br /> At the meeting, Comrnissioner Ticen responded to <br /> the concerns of the munici�al officials and <br /> announced that action on the resolution would be <br /> postponed. He said that there should be more <br /> tine allowed to give County Commissioners an <br /> opportunity to discuss the issue with municipal <br /> officials and the planning boards. <br /> � We will be continuing to keep you informed about <br /> activities centering around the funding of <br /> cor,ununity planning boards and will be contacting <br /> you soon about future action in this area. " <br /> End of r:lemo <br /> " Dick Benson, City Adrlinistrator, informed the City 1977 TREE DISEASE REPORT <br /> Council that he was in receipt of the 1977 Tree <br /> Disease Report fror�l Gerald Beach, Forester, which <br /> states : <br /> In the Dutch elm disease control zone south of <br /> Watertown and Highway 12, the 1977 incidence of <br /> Dutch elm disease was virtually the same as in <br /> 1976. 411 last year as compared to 414 this year. , <br /> It is difficult to analize the reasons for this , <br /> but it apparently is not due to control efforts. - _ <br /> Surrounding comrmunities with similar procedures <br /> had normal increases (about double or r.iore) . <br /> Others showed abnormal decreases, much less than <br /> � was expected. There is a possibility that the <br /> severe cold during last winter affected the <br /> disease vectors (bark beetles) . There could be <br /> other causes; last year' s drought with decreased <br /> vessel size (tissue that translocates fluids <br /> fror.i the ground and which get clogged when arfected: <br /> with Dutch elm disease) ; vector disease epidemic <br /> or extremely high parasitism rates; or there <br /> may be many others. In any event, there is no <br /> conclusive evidence to show what may have been <br /> responsible for the low number of diseased trees <br /> in 1977. An added reason, of course, is the <br /> reduced size of the control area (deleting that <br /> north of FIighway 12) , but even with that, this <br /> year' s totals are surprising. <br /> (Continued) <br /> � <br /> o � <br />