From the mayor’s desk

By Cr Dominic King
Updated May 7 2018 - 4:24pm, first published May 3 2018 - 1:15pm
From the mayor’s desk
From the mayor’s desk

In light of the removal of three Bunya Pines at Sunset Ridge reserve I think it’s timely that I talk about the Bellingen Shire policy around tree removal. Council receives up to four requests a week to remove trees throughout the shire and the large majority of these are refused and alternative solutions are applied. However, in a small number of cases the council has little option than to remove certain trees. Such cases are when there are public safety and litigation concerns, damage to private property and root damage to public infrastructure. These are scenarios which could result in large social and financial impacts.

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