Comments on: Residents Submit Tree Ordinance Petition to Decatur City Commission

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:46:49 +0000

DEM, you need to really educate yourself on the value of a tree canopy to the environment before you speak on the subject.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:45:28 +0000

That’s bull. The city should be able to tell you to take down a dying tree, even if your arborist tells you differently or you refuse to get an arborist. Who bears the brunt of it when your tree falls on my house and car? Me, your neighbor. Under GA law, I am solely responsible for the damage your tree causes my property. So yeah, I want a neutral entity that you did not hire to tell you to take it down. It impacts me and MY property rights and you are jeopardizing my RIGHTS as A PROPERTY OWNER if there is no one to force you to take down your dead tree (and yes, there is a neighboring dead tree affecting my property that recently cause $12,000 in damage to one of our cars and is threatening to fall on my kids’ bedroom. The neighbor does not want to take it down).

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:40:04 +0000

You shouldn’t assume and you should not assume “developer” as we know it now existed 90 years ago. You should also not assume just because a tree is 90-100 years old, it is reaching the end of its life.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:37:26 +0000

If the city had a stricter ordinance on developers destroying the tree canopy and killing old trees, then your problem would be lessened.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:36:26 +0000

Blah, blah, blah. This is about outside developers and their impact on a existing community, not about individual rights.