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From:Clerk of the Board
To:Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Durfee, Peter; Jessee, Meegan; Kimmelshue, Tod;
Kitts, Melissa; Krater, Sharleen; Little, Melissa; Pickett, Andy; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.; Sweeney,
Kathleen; Teeter, Doug
Cc:Nuzum, Danielle
Subject:Board Correspondence: FW: Tree removal process
Date:Friday, August 1, 2025 12:33:16 PM
Please see Board Correspondence
From: sunsets56 <sunsets56@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2025 11:27 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Tree removal process
Hello;
I'll just get to the point of my concern.
All the tree removal finnacial aid is geared towards dead or dying trees. Nothing is
offered towards trees that are alive but yet pose a danger of falling on structures do to
the increase of strong wind gust because of all the dead and alive trees that were aloud
by local government to be removed shortly after the campfire.
It's no secret that process of removing a million plus trees has caused devastation to
some homeowners leaving their home crushed by a fallen tree.
I prefer not to become one of those statistics. While it would be financially difficult I
have the power to remove any large pines on my property that pose a danger to my
home, but I have zero power to the large pines that sit adjacent to my property on empty
lots.
These large ponderosa pines not only pose a threat of falling, they produce fire fuel year
round. But because these trees are alive there is zero finnacial aid to help homeowners
remove these hazardous trees.
The guide lines on finnacial aid for tree removal needs to be adjusted to include ANY
TREE ~ DEAD, DISEASED, OR ALIVE TREES THAT POSE A THREAT TO AN EXISTING
STRUCTURE OF FALLING OR THAT PRODUCE DRY FIRE FUEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ITS
REMOVAL.
Just incase the board does not understand the amount of fire fuel these LIVE ponderosa
pines produce in a single day I'll share a couple picture of my property that happened
this year from trees on my property and from the trees across the street from me.
As far as the potential of trees falling upon structures due to the removal of over a million
trees here in Paradise some burnt some perfectly healthy.
This process reduced the wind breakage from the diablo winds that typically blow
through this town during fall and winter months, causing an increase of wind gust
speeds among other consequences that I won't go into today.
Either way all levels of government admit that the tree removal process was a blunder do
to lack of planning, supervision, or subsequencial consequences.
When PGE messes up we expected them to rectify the situation and they did. So why is it
any different with the cause and effect the tree removal process has caused
homeowners to face after mistakenly removing so many trees?
It takes more than one voice to make change. Those guidelines of tree removal was
written way before wildfires because the norm, and the additional hazards they produce.
I'm asking for your help to open up the guidelines of the tree removal process to include
threats to structures due to the increase of wind velocity and the amount of fire fuel they
produce.
I'm hoping and praying you'll take strong consideration to finding aid in the removal of
these trees.
Appreciate your consideration and the time you took to read my plead for finnacial help.
Thank you;
Sandra
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