[Green] The Pin Oak on Phillips has been spared!

[Dawn Hewitt]

I suspect from Steve’s message that he and the Mayor got an earful. Kudos to Roger for bringing this to our attention!!  -dawn

> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Steve Wetz <SteveWetz at mariettaoh.net>
> Subject: RE: New stairs, and trees
> Date: July 17, 2024 at 12:30:12 PM EDT
> To: 'Dawn Hewitt' <hewitt at earth-maker.com>, Josh Schlicher <jschlicher at mariettaoh.net>
> 
> Dawn, Good Afternoon! The dead Maple on Phillips will be removed. The Pin Oak will be pruned so as to afford safety to the
> neighbors and their property, as well as passing motorists and pedestrians. By leaving the tree, people need to understand
> we will have additional cost in repairing the sidewalk, AGAIN! And we are going to remain “on the hook” for limbs that
> continue to fall onto parked vehicles and the sidewalk and houses. But, as for now the Pin Oak will remain.
>  
> Respectfully,
>  
> Steven A. Wetz
> Director of Public Safety and Service
> City of Marietta
> 301 Putnam Street
> Marietta, Ohio 45750
> Office – (740)373-1387
> Cell – (740) 516-2981
>  
> From: Dawn Hewitt [mailto:hewitt at earth-maker.com <mailto:hewitt at earth-maker.com>] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 12:18 PM
> To: Josh Schlicher <jschlicher at mariettaoh.net <mailto:jschlicher at mariettaoh.net>>; Steve Wetz <SteveWetz at mariettaoh.net <mailto:SteveWetz at mariettaoh.net>>
> Subject: New stairs, and trees
>  
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> Dear Mayor Schlicher and Steve,
>  
> First of all, the steps from Fort Street to the west side River Trail (or whatever that stretch of trail is called) is GLORIOUS!!  Thank you!!  Of course, it will be better when it gets a hand rail, but what an improvement!!  Thank you for your support of our Fort Street pollinator project. We continue to work hard, weeding mulching, and more weeding. I’m grateful for today’s rain.
>  
> Secondly, I encourage you NOT to cut the big, old, healthy pin oak tree on Phillips Street at Sheridan in Norwood. I’m sorry it is inconvenient to its neighbors, but that tree is providing services that are so very important to our community: oxygen, cooling shade, carbon storage, habitat for urban wildlife, and beauty. It is my understanding that Marietta’s Tree Commission judges that this tree should be left alone, to live and grow and help this hot summer be a bit cooler.  Have you seen this report, from the USDA and the US Forest Service on the value of urban trees? https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/sciencef/scifi126.pdf <https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/sciencef/scifi126.pdf>  That report is from 2010, so I suspect that the dollar value has increased a LOT since then. 
>  
> I’ve also been told that cutting and removing this beautiful and valuable tree will cost many thousands of dollars! Surely there are better uses the city can find for that money than taking down a healthy old tree that is providing many benefits, both tangible and intangible, to our city and neighborhood residents. 
>  
> Both of you have been remarkable open to my input in years past, and I’m grateful. I beg to to think long and hard about the value of trees to our city, and to listen to sage advice of our Tree Commission.
>  
> Thank you for reading and listening.
>  
> Dawn Hewitt

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