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October 03, 2009
Native Suburbia Under Attack: Compromise Reached
After a couple of phone calls I set up a meeting with two officials from the Village of Bartlett. (Paula from the Health department and Keith, the village arborist.) It was agreed that they would come out to my house and survey the situation and determine if a compromise could be reached.
I met with Paula and Keith on Friday in the drizzle and they looked at the parkway. The linden tree, on the parkway in front of my house, was immediately identified as a more likely visual obstruction than the plants. The neighbor's parkway tree was also called out. It was indicated that they would be scheduled for pruning very soon. I'm not a big fan of the lollipop tree look, but it is a compromise that I can live with.
In the spirit of doing "something" to the parkway plants I also agreed to mow a small strip along the street. The majority of my plants will be unaffected, but it will provide some sacrifice to appease the angry mobs.
Overall, the meeting was productive and I think that we came to a compromise that we can all live with. I don't know if the original complainers are going to be happy, but I just hope that they accept the action taken by the Village.