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Apr 28, 2009
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Dear Villas Mallorca HOA Board,
It has come to my attention that tree trimming has been scheduled for next week at Villas Mallorca. Attached please find a petition signed by the majority of our owners in residence who are opposed to mass removals of giant bird-of-paradise trees. This includes trees in front of my unit as well as trees on other parts of the property. As granted in the Villas Mallorca CC&Rs Article 4.3, we now call for a special session to discuss this matter. Here are issues that must be considered.
1. In the case of the trees in front of 8666 (my unit), the October 2008 board meeting minutes authorize removal of at most four trees per tree trimming. This total includes trees from all three clumps outside my home. Multiple clumps are included in this total. This can be deduced from the fact that 16 trees are subject to removal in the minutes, and there is no single clump (or pair of clumps) containing that many trees outside my unit. The details of the plant layout are described in a clarifying document I submitted to the HOA board in August 2008. Finally, recall that two trees from these clumps were already removed by Western Tree Service in November 2008. Again, the board has approved *four* bird-of-paradise removals per trimming.
2. Have you you given sufficient notice to homeowners that tree removals will take place at a particular date? Have you made your tree removal decisions in a public forum? Have you made public which trees are targeted for removal? Have the plants been itemized in a public document or display?
3. Do you have a document of expert opinion that supports your tree removal decisions? Do you have a plan for removing the remaining, unsightly stumps and replacing them with appropriate landscape covering?
I look forward to resolving these issues with you at the special session. Damages to our property caused by improper procedure will not be taken lightly.
Sincerely,
Jason Teutsch
It has come to my attention that tree trimming has been scheduled for next week at Villas Mallorca. Attached please find a petition signed by the majority of our owners in residence who are opposed to mass removals of giant bird-of-paradise trees. This includes trees in front of my unit as well as trees on other parts of the property. As granted in the Villas Mallorca CC&Rs Article 4.3, we now call for a special session to discuss this matter. Here are issues that must be considered.
1. In the case of the trees in front of 8666 (my unit), the October 2008 board meeting minutes authorize removal of at most four trees per tree trimming. This total includes trees from all three clumps outside my home. Multiple clumps are included in this total. This can be deduced from the fact that 16 trees are subject to removal in the minutes, and there is no single clump (or pair of clumps) containing that many trees outside my unit. The details of the plant layout are described in a clarifying document I submitted to the HOA board in August 2008. Finally, recall that two trees from these clumps were already removed by Western Tree Service in November 2008. Again, the board has approved *four* bird-of-paradise removals per trimming.
2. Have you you given sufficient notice to homeowners that tree removals will take place at a particular date? Have you made your tree removal decisions in a public forum? Have you made public which trees are targeted for removal? Have the plants been itemized in a public document or display?
3. Do you have a document of expert opinion that supports your tree removal decisions? Do you have a plan for removing the remaining, unsightly stumps and replacing them with appropriate landscape covering?
I look forward to resolving these issues with you at the special session. Damages to our property caused by improper procedure will not be taken lightly.
Sincerely,
Jason Teutsch