tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319042645944598014.post7070972649554122344..comments2023-08-13T10:12:27.788-06:00Comments on The Civic Mistress: Should the bylaw apply to everyone?Civic Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443710689996286139noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319042645944598014.post-49815495280369301352011-01-26T11:44:39.776-06:002011-01-26T11:44:39.776-06:00Anon 7:40 - I agree with you that Mr. Nassar is a ...Anon 7:40 - I agree with you that Mr. Nassar is a good developer and a good citizen. He in fact has my confidence.<br /><br />After the city sold the property to Nassar the trees may have belonged to him - although the elm trees on my property still belong to the city. I think the point the SOS people were trying the make is that the city could have put a condition on the sale that the trees be incorporated into the development. I am not necessarily an advocate of this condition, I simply make note of the option.<br /><br />As for the bitching on RL, I will continue to bitch about continued spending on a project that, when started, was billed as paying for itself through land sales and taxation. I recall Council saying, during budget, that RL will need a million tax dollars for maintenance as the project did not proceed in a timely manner.Civic Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443710689996286139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319042645944598014.post-61660779978307556242011-01-25T09:40:30.923-06:002011-01-25T09:40:30.923-06:00I thought the only prohibition on cutting elms was...I thought the only prohibition on cutting elms was April 1 to August 31 of any given year, I somehow doubt the dreaded Elm Beatle is very active in January! I am sure Mr. Nassar being a good developer will clean up the wood, stumps and all other refuse before April 1. As for Councillor Hill saying the decision was not taken lightly it wasn't a decision for council to make the trees in question were on private property bought from the city. Can't everybody just let this development go ahead without the petty BS? Quit throwing fuel on the fire and helping the flat earth citizens and the CAVE people. The City of Saskatoon has a very agressive elm pruning program that is based on a seven year pruning cycle for all city elms which could very well be why our elms are doing so well. Let's quit stirring the pot and start giving credit where it's due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319042645944598014.post-31714713783591269932011-01-25T09:22:22.436-06:002011-01-25T09:22:22.436-06:00You may wish to check your facts on this. It seems...You may wish to check your facts on this. It seems to me that the cutting of the trees does not violate any ban. Check out the City of Saskatoon website:<br /><br />"In 2005, provincial legislation extended the ban period (when pruning all elm trees is prohibited). Do not prune elm trees from April 1 to August 31. The ban covers the period when elm bark beetles are most active. Outside the ban period, regular pruning helps keep trees healthy and better able to resist all types of diseases, including Dutch elm disease. Removing dead wood also makes your trees less attractive to elm bark beetles."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319042645944598014.post-41191397453812348232011-01-24T16:12:38.276-06:002011-01-24T16:12:38.276-06:00Interesting take Mistress, I never considered the ...Interesting take Mistress, I never considered the fact that these trees were removed out of season when I initially read the article. <br /><br />However, that being said I am hardly surprised at the way this Council continues to act. They have shown little regard for the citizens with each Councillor pushing a personal agenda which has left us with a convoluted budget stacked with individual programs that are inefficient. <br /><br />Hopefully this city doesn't suffer from voter apathy next election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com