tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post5881223080293246422..comments2024-03-29T07:38:37.621-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Letter to the Editor: Shoreline's out of date tree codes are contributing to tree canopy decline Carl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-20519648647307485662021-10-22T13:14:27.845-07:002021-10-22T13:14:27.845-07:00Sounds like people and development are more the pr...Sounds like people and development are more the problem than codes, but any form of government wants growth/progress since that equals more taxes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-48457202011079955152021-10-22T11:17:26.923-07:002021-10-22T11:17:26.923-07:00I would not be surprised if cutting trees uphill f...I would not be surprised if cutting trees uphill from 25th Ave NE destabilized the soils and caused the telephone poles to fall yesterday. thinking especially of the development on 177th St NE. Oso repeating in our backyard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-87835570054686969302021-10-21T20:03:09.036-07:002021-10-21T20:03:09.036-07:00If it hasn't hit your neighborhood yet (Richmo...If it hasn't hit your neighborhood yet (Richmond Beach, Sheridan Heights) please remember our trees are your trees. Take a short stroll from NE 174th to 165th on 8th NE - a single family lot now has 7 homes and no large conifers. A couple lots to the south a similar development. Just north of 165th two homes and a sweet urban forest have been decimated to build 17 (or so) homes. I agree we need to provide housing - we need to figure out how to do it - but if you're not willing to think about it quit b******* about deforestation in the Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-59207120824953772642021-10-21T17:59:43.720-07:002021-10-21T17:59:43.720-07:00So what's the suggested update to the tree cod...So what's the suggested update to the tree code? This story is mostly about there being too many cars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-32311025707547222242021-10-21T11:01:00.613-07:002021-10-21T11:01:00.613-07:00The way to increase population thru 'infill de...The way to increase population thru 'infill development' is to require property line setbacks that force new construction into the center of the lot. <br />Typically, these clear spaces around houses and apartments will combine with the neighboring lot's setbacks to create generous root habitat for growing large trees.<br />Please consider passing new tree protection legislation that prevents new foundations from being poured where trees current grace our lives.<br />Save Shoreline Trees.Oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052752452081745365noreply@blogger.com