Page 688 - Week 02 - Thursday, 14 February 2013
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Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Any tree that is assessed as hazardous by TAMS is removed.
79 hazardous trees have been removed from 1 July 2012 to 29 November 2012 from streets and parkland areas.
Attachment A provides details of the suburbs where hazardous trees have been removed from 1 July 2012 to 29 November 2012.
(2) Trees that are assessed as hazardous are removed within 48 hours of notification.
(3) In normal circumstances, TAMS does not use contractors to remove hazardous trees. There were no contractors involved in removing hazardous trees mentioned in part (1).
(4) The total cost of removing the 79 hazardous trees referred to in part (1) is estimated at $42,000.
(5) A total of 1671 trees were removed in the period 1 April 2012 to 29 November 2012.
Attachment B provides the details of how many trees were removed daily from 1 April 2012 to 29 November 2012.
(6) One contractor was engaged by TAMS to remove 975 non hazardous trees during the period 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2012.
(7) The total cost of removing the 1671 trees between 1 April 2012 and 29 November 2012 is estimated at $560,000.
(8) Approximately 2,000 trees will be planted in the urban area in the 2012-13 financial year as part of ongoing works programs.
TAMS aims to replace trees that are removed but sometimes tree removal and tree planting numbers do not align exactly for a number of reasons including:
• not all locations where trees are removed need to receive a replacement tree due to site factors such as the presence of services, competition from other trees, residents preference for no replacement tree and where undesirable weed species are removed;
• the timing of the seasonal planting programs does not align with tree removal programs; and
• issues associated with the supply of the tree types required for specific locations.
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