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t vl s ._.e� __ Date February 8, 2017 Project Hannaford Residence- 1220 Bracketts Point Road Orono, MN 55319 to; Christine Mattson, Planning Assistant Building and Zoning Department, City of Orono Re; Request for Damaged Lakefront Tree Removal Ms.Christine Mattson, After several discussions with our consulting arborist,we are concerned with the future integrity of both the White Oak tree and the Ash tree in the lakefront area of the property. Because both trees are in close proximity to the home,we believe it is best to remove both trees due to the high risk of potential property damage. The White Oak has notable decay in the upper canopy from previous storm damage and pruning activity. Due to the tree's northern lakefront location,our concern is that tree will likely suffer future damage from high storm winds. The Ash tree is currently under threat from the Emerald Ash Borer(EAB).The tree is not healthy enough to withstand an EAB attack. Our consulting arborist recommended that we remove this tree before its health seriously degrades and it becomes a future hazard. It is ideal to take action now while the site is currently under construction. In fact,the construction process itself has resulted in significant root compaction to various trees on site including but not limited to the oak and the ash trees. Many trees have likely been negatively impacted due to the use of heavy equipment on site. Root compaction is very detrimental to the health of trees and often can resuit in decline and ultimately failure in tree health.Our consulting arborist recommends that we remove and replace these trees while the site is still accessible to the necessary equipment. If we proactively remove the unhealthy trees during the construction phase, it will ensure that the replacement trees will not be impacted by further root zone compaction at a later date due to retroactive tree removal. It also allow us the opportunity to machine move larger trees to this area via spading while we have access. We propose to replace the old lakefront trees with two new, healthy, native maple trees.The attached plan illustrates our proposed locations for these new trees.We have sited the new trees in the same lakeside setback area as the proposed trees slated for removal. Please let us know if you have any questions. Regar s, Travis Van Liere Travis Van Liere Studio, LLC TRAVIS VAN LIERE STUDIO, LANDSCAPE ARC�ITECTURE 2'�%'�`�STRE��T NORT-,#350 MINNEAPOLIS.MN 55401 612 760 0494 tvlswdio.com