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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">Ok, there are no lines near them,
no phone lines no electric line nothing like a line near it. It is just a
border tree along my fence and the banks parking lot. I have asked the
banks landscapers and the bank manager herself if they removed it and they did
not. (at least thats what the landscapers say...)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">I am sure that the bank landscapers
did it, and yes it was hanging over the fence. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">My point is no one is admitting
it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">And no its not broken snapped,
cracked, or anything else. It was very obviousl sawed. And several
branches not just one.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">All I originally wondered was if
anyone saw it. I'm not going to get the truth from the bank because they
know that they would have to replace it. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">They blamed the
town.....</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">Of course we know public works did
not do it (Honestly why would they).</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT">Thats it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bruce.wernek@mindspring.com
href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">bruce.wernek@mindspring.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=m.avery@rocketmail.com
href="mailto:m.avery@rocketmail.com">Melissa Avery</A> ; <A
title=wheadle@yahoo.com href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">Sue Collins</A> ; <A
title=lisagrob@verizon.net href="mailto:lisagrob@verizon.net">Lisa Grob</A> ;
<A title=tazimax@verizon.net href="mailto:tazimax@verizon.net">Carol Prato</A>
; <A title=ns_faye@yahoo.com href="mailto:ns_faye@yahoo.com">Nina Faye</A> ;
<A title=towntalk@riverdale-park.org
href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</A> ; <A
title=zferis@gmail.com href="mailto:zferis@gmail.com">Zach Feris</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:33
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism
reply</DIV>
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<P>All</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Can we dispense with the motherhood and political correctness and
get on with the problem at hand. I'm sure every family in the
reading audience can attest to the spats and poking that occur daily in their
households. After all, in a sense we Riverdalians are a family so why
should we expect anything less.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Now on to the problem, I don't thing that the tree was cut down
maliciously. My theory is that it was removed for a reason.
Perhaps it was overhanging the parking lot interfering with the ability for
people to park or intefering with phone lines. It takes a lot of
effort to cut off the top of a tree. It just doesn't make sense that
someone would do it for sport.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Bruce<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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Message----- <BR>From: Melissa Avery <M.AVERY@ROCKETMAIL.COM><BR>Sent: Mar
17, 2010 7:11 AM <BR>To: Sue Collins <WHEADLE@YAHOO.COM>, Lisa Grob
<LISAGROB@VERIZON.NET>, Carol Prato <TAZIMAX@VERIZON.NET>, Bruce Wernek
<BRUCE.WERNEK@MINDSPRING.COM>, Nina Faye <NS_FAYE@YAHOO.COM>,
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<DIV>Sue,</DIV>
<DIV>thank you for your thoughtfull responce.<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Sue Collins
<wheadle@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Lisa Grob
<lisagrob@verizon.net>; Carol Prato <tazimax@verizon.net>; Bruce
Wernek <bruce.wernek@mindspring.com>; Nina Faye
<ns_faye@yahoo.com>; towntalk@riverdale-park.org; Zach Feris
<zferis@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, March 17, 2010 6:35:14
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP
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<DIV>Thank you for your post; I've felt the "sting" myself at times, when
I've posted a question or comment. Constructive criticism is one thing
and I don't mind some joking back and forth; however.... !</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As for the tree incident; unfortunately, there ARE people out there who
steal trees for the firewood, for the tree itself, etc. Firewood is
expensive from what I've seen and there are people out there with no
concience who will take what isn't theirs. Sad but true. Due to
construction, the bad storm, etc., we're losing far too many trees in town
as it is, I'm sorry these trees were vandalized. </DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Lisa Grob
<lisagrob@verizon.net><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Carol Prato
<tazimax@verizon.net>; Bruce Wernek
<bruce.wernek@mindspring.com>; Nina Faye <ns_faye@yahoo.com>;
towntalk@riverdale-park.org; Zach Feris <zferis@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sun, March 14, 2010 12:49:08
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP
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color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Fellow
Town</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Talkers – If folks
aren’t comfortable making inquiries on this list for fear of being
denigrated or starting a flame war between others – I think that’s very
unfortunate and we should consider how we can all communicate more civilly
and try to dial down the anger and hostility. I have seen numerous
“discussions” in the last couple of months – starting with a seemingly
innocuous comment or question - result in insults or insinuations being
hurled back and forth or just back.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Even if you
genuinely think someone is being - fill-in the blank with negative item –
consider is it appropriate to publicly insult someone? Would you say it to
their face if you were talking to your neighbor over the
fence?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">So will the next
comment be an angry diatribe that dissuades civil discourse or a more
measured response that encourages community interaction?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lisa
Grob</SPAN></FONT></P>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Carol Prato<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:16
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Bruce Wernek; 'Nina
Faye'; towntalk@riverdale-park.org; 'Zach Feris'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree
vandalism</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Kabel Bk BT'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Guys,
</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Kabel Bk BT'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">You don't have to argue
with one another on my account. I didn't want to start any bad
bloodbetween neighbors over my tree issues. I just thought I
would ask on town talk since all of you live around me. From now on I
guess I will seek information
elsewhere.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Kabel Bk BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Kabel Bk BT'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Carol</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=bruce.wernek@mindspring.com
href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">Bruce Wernek</A>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=ns_faye@yahoo.com href="mailto:ns_faye@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:ns_faye@yahoo.com">'Nina Faye'</A> ; <A
title=towntalk@riverdale-park.org
href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</A>
; <A title=tazimax@verizon.net href="mailto:tazimax@verizon.net"
rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:tazimax@verizon.net">'Carol
Prato'</A> ; <A title=zferis@gmail.com href="mailto:zferis@gmail.com"
rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:zferis@gmail.com">'Zach
Feris'</A> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:53 AM</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> RE:
[RP TownTalk] tree vandalism</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Nina</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Get off you
soap box. You wouldn’t be calling us male chauvinists if your sewer
were backed up would you? Get real!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
href="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow
target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</A>
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Nina Faye<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:30
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</A>;
'Carol Prato'; Zach Feris<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree
vandalism</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I do not mean to throw a rock in this
discussion, but don't you two guys think your responses are a bit
"male chauvinist?" If the lady says the top of her tree
is missing, while previously it was just leaning, that strikes me as
a clear indication someone removed it. As to why someone would
have done it, in my 63 years I have seen a lot of complete idiots
hacking up trees under the guise of "pruning." I have even
tried to explain to a few that pollarding was
invented centuries ago in Europe for the sole purpose of
peasants stealing firewood from the rich, landed, gentry. Some
so called arborist was contacting people in Hyattsville after the
storm telling them that their trees needed to be
"topped." To the best of my knowledge no one fell for
the ploy. Do any of the bank security cameras point towards
the injured tree?<BR> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sat, 3/13/10, Zach Feris <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><zferis@gmail.com></SPAN></I></SPAN></B>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>From:
Zach Feris <zferis@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk]
tree vandalism<BR>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org, "'Carol Prato'"
<tazimax@verizon.net><BR>Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010,
10:54 AM</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi!
Carol, I’d have to second Bruce’s response. The entire area
received record level snowfalls Feb 1-10. I’m guessing that if you
were in the hospital during this time, that is likely the culprit
behind your poor cypress tree’s unhappy beheading. A drive around
the area also shows that coniferous trees seem to have been hit
particularly hard by the snow – loads and loads are broken and in
a similar state to yours. Could this be your
answer?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">My
best,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Zach</SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Bruce
Wernek<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B>
Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:41 AM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Carol Prato'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B>
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree
vandalism</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#1f497d size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We had a
lot of snow recently. The weight of the snow caused the top a
cedar tree next to my driveway to break off. I’ve also seen
quite a few trees in a similar state while walking the dog.
Are you sure this isn’t what happened to your tree.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">You
would need a bucket truck or ladder to cut off the top of a
tree. Why would anyone put in this much effort to do
this?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Bruce</SPAN></FONT></P>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Carol
Prato<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday,
March 12, 2010 3:48 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [RP TownTalk] tree
vandalism</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#0033cc size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I need
some help. Sometime in the last 2 weeks (I have no exact idea
due to the fact I was in the hospital), the entire top of one of my
leland cyprus trees was cut off and removed. I live in the
house all by itself on 44th place (between Suntrust bank and the
Dental Group building). The tree in question was one of my big
ones along my fence line between Suntrust bank and me. I asked
Suntrust if their landscapers (Brickman) had done it, but OF COURSE
they knew nothing about it. I called the town just to make
sure they didn't do it, and they assured me that public works would
never cut a tree on private property. I am pretty sure that
Suntrust's landscapers did it because it was hanging over my fence
after the snowstorm, but they don't want to admit it due to the fact
that what they would have done would have been
illegal.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#0033cc size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I was
hoping that maybe someone in the neighborhood saw someone cutting
the trees in that area in the last 2 weeks. If you did or know
someone that might have, please let me know. Those trees are
the only privacy I have between the businesses and my home and now
one is missing about 6 feet of tree. I can only hope it will
grow back.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#0033cc size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Carol
DePrato Miller</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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