[Lincolnparkdc] Deadly Dangerous Trees In Lincoln Park

[James Grimaldi]

No. Save your anger. That tree also was dead.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:33 PM DIana Quinn <dqquinn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Didn’t the Park Service or its contractor last year cut down some
> beautiful, living trees?  i remember feeling pretty angry about that.
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> Sent from an iPhone, which tortures me with involuntary and incorrect
> auto-corrections.
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> On Apr 16, 2019, at 9:10 PM, Elizabeth Teferra <eteferra at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Mark. Thanks for looking out for this. Elizabeth T
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> 🙆🏻
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> On Apr 16, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Mark Ugoretz <mugoretz at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Councilman Allen:
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> Sometime ago, at least a year, several of us complained to the National
> Park Service that the dead and dying trees in Lincoln Park were a serious
> danger to residents who used the park.  Limbs had fallen onto areas where
> people sat or walked, other limbs were in danger of falling, and an entire
> tree fell into SE corner play area.
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> During the last 48 hours, another portion of a dead tree fell directly
> onto a bench where someone could have been sitting.  Had someone been
> sitting there, they would be dead.  A photo of that bench appears below
> (see photo A below.  Photos B-D reflect other dead trees in the park that
> need to be removed).  These trees are a danger that is clear and present.
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> It is understood that the financial resources of NPS have been curtailed
> in recent years.  However, it would not take a crew of one or two existing
> employees with a truck and a lightweight chain saw more than a couple of
> hours to remove all the dead trees and eliminate a safety hazard for
> residents who use the park.
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> *NPS has been aware of the problem for well over a year, the problem
> having been brought to their attention early in 2018*.  Thus, the excuse
> that their employees are busy with other matters is without merit since
> they had the entire fall and winter to remove the dead trees.  (It is true
> that an NPS crew did remove a tree.  However, they ignored the dead trees
> and inexplicably removed a living tree.)
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> It would be helpful to the lives and safety of your constituents if you
> would bring this to the attention of the NPS in such a way that would
> result in a crew being sent out for a couple of hours to *remove all the
> dead trees*.  I am not aware if there is a Federal standard that calls
> for a specific number of required deaths and serious injuries for NPS to
> act.
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> Very truly yours,
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> Mark Ugoretz
> 10th & Massachusetts Ave NE
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> A                                                               B
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>     D                                                            C
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