Send this guy.
Posted on 05/28/2011 11:29:56 AM PDT by barmag25
Every two to three years, Eddie Sales trims and prunes the crape myrtles at his church, Albemarle Road Presbyterian Church.
But this year, the city of Charlotte cited the church for improperly pruning its trees.
"We always keep our trees trimmed back because you don't want to worry about them hanging down in the way," said Sales, a church member.
The church was fined $100 per branch cut for excessive pruning, bringing the violation to $4,000.
"I just couldn't believe it when I heard about it," Sales said. "We trim our trees back every three years all over our property, and this is the first time we have been fined."
Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/05/28/2333197/church-fined-for-improper-tree.html#ixzz1Nfkq048B
(Excerpt) Read more at charlotteobserver.com ...
LOL. Long time since I heard that term.
I thought there was no such thing as over-pruning a crape myrtle! Haven’t they ever heard of crape murder? I’ve seen them pruned back so far it looked like there was no possible way they would survive, but come summer, they were blooming in all their glory.
Imagine the pain those trees felt. We should appoint a court guardian and psychologist for them.
"Get an arborist to trim your trees..." that's on my next to do list, right after getting a nanny to tie my shoes. Memo to you: They're trees. Just trees. If you cut them too much one year, you let them grow the next. In the unlikely event that they die, use them for heat and plant new ones.
Nonetheless, covet not thine neighbor's ox, nor ass, nor trees. They're his dang ugly trees.
Pay for it...they are my trees, YES?
Branches grow back, politicians lose jobs for stunts like this rightfully so.
Or a couple teenagers with two cable saws might kill eight or 900 city trees in a single night.
And maybe do it again in September.
Where is that “Respect My Authority” graphic?
Half fail on the href, there. Giving self partial credit for working link.
Cut them all down.
Send this guy.
This and the story about the Missouri couple being fined $90,000 for selling more than $500 a year of rabbits need to go center stage with the Tea Party. Government is out of control. It’s time for revolution. I’m praying it will be peaceful as possible.
Were I in charge of landscaping at the church, I’d cut every trimmed tree down to the ground. Then I’d pay the fine for excessive trimming. And there would be no other trees planted on the property until the law is changed.
I love it when government steps in to help.
Someone on the local government must be in need of revenue dearly.
While they’re at it they should cut themselves a switch or two and thrash the LS out of certain persons in city govt.
Well, more like selectively applying those laws to target certain groups and peoples to collect revenue.
But in general, yes, they make these laws to make innocent people guilty of something.
We have so many “felonies” now all that is is to take away your 2A rights. Shouting is ‘domestic violence’ and there goes your 2A rights.
This tree cutting is a symptom of a far more dangerous cancer.
Wouldn’t it be funny if the mayor and the city council members had their trees excessively pruned?
Good luck on figuring out where those shells came from. Iran is close to home right right.
You should see what the electric company did to my maple tree. I doubt they will pay $100/branch.
Maybe I have them arrested for assault and battery on my tree.
Don’t even get me started on the tons of maryjane over the fence in central america.
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